dodges 1 of 2

plural of dodge

dodges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dodge
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as in weaves
to move suddenly aside or to and fro dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dodges
Noun
There's also knee slides, double jumps, and quick-dodges in all directions. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 The former is what the first game had, and is more meant for short-range dashes and dodges. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 There’s a lot of common dodges and evasions. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Each character has a base suite of moves including light and heavy attacks, dodges or blocks (depending on the hero), and special moves that expend a stamina meter. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ahmed stars as Ash, an anonymous broker who dodges that Orwellian surveillance to help sketchy companies and whistleblowers come to an agreement. Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025 The iRobot Roomba Essential quietly cleans the floors, dodges furniture like it’s lived here forever, and empties itself when it’s done. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodges
Noun
  • Episode 4 finds both Ellen and Julia throwing themselves headlong into plans that require them to keep up major ruses.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Old Hickory Lake, part of the Cumberland River, weaves through Hendersonville.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The charcoal drawing Anoma Kole Kole, 2023–24, for instance, skillfully weaves a blueprint of colonial infrastructure with images of the Africans who built transit systems.
    Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This gambit circumvents the notorious way that measurements destroy quantumness.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the Free Speech Coalition said companies might still be liable if a user in a state requiring age verification circumvents geographic targeting with a VPN.
    Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reckless schemes like scaling up desalinated seawater transfers will only worsen the damage.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Basic offensive schemes and defensive principles.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The way a Newfoundland dog carefully ducks his head to avoid getting bumped by a car trunk has captured hearts across the internet.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As long as Lagway avoids turnovers, the Gators will have a chance in the fourth quarter to steal a big SEC win.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Supporting Jones with a stingy defense and a run-heavy offense that ensures balance and avoids placing too much pressure on the quarterback’s shoulders, Steichen has the Colts atop the AFC South standings with a 3-1 record.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jones escapes Fernandez to receive a pass from Gravenberch, while the positioning of Wirtz and Szoboszlai keeps Cucurella and Caicedo from coming forward.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • When virtual particle pairs pop into existence at the edge of black holes, sometimes the black hole’s gravity grabs one partner while the other escapes.
    Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

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