as in person
a member of the human race
her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck
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as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work
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Recent Examples of duck
Renée Morrison, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
Goats, horses, chickens, ducks, sheep, highland cows, and more.
—Bluesky Social, 5 June 2025
Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Six weeks before a masked intruder slipped inside a rental home on the edge of the University of Idaho campus, fatally stabbed four students and ducked into the darkness, Bryan Kohberger was coming under pressure.
—Shane Bishop, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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Noun
The menu highlights include dishes such as duck confit with spring leeks and beef carpaccio with charred radicchio, paired with a fresh chardonnay from nearby Last House Vineyard.
—Renée Morrison, AFAR Media, 5 June 2025
Goats, horses, chickens, ducks, sheep, highland cows, and more.
—Bluesky Social, 5 June 2025
Verb
The mayor has avoided attacking other candidates, other than at the first debate, and has ducked the media often.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Six weeks before a masked intruder slipped inside a rental home on the edge of the University of Idaho campus, fatally stabbed four students and ducked into the darkness, Bryan Kohberger was coming under pressure.
—Shane Bishop, NBC news, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck
Noun
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This contrast shows how the same event can feel empowering to one person and limiting to another. 2.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Winners can pick up their claim forms in person at more than 23,000 California Lottery retail partners, but are also allowed to fill out a form online.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The movie also acknowledges that there is a climate crisis, but tries to avoid having viewers frozen with fear.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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Traditionally, presidents such as George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, have followed the long-standing practice of avoiding criticism in a public way.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
Verb
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The parade weaves through the historic downtown, bringing together antique cars, floats, and locals looking to show off their red, white, and blue.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
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Ah Loo’s vibrant work weaves traditional Pacific Island attire with modern silhouettes and design.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Accenture’s stock dipped almost 7.5% to $285 per share last week after the company reported a decline of 6% in its new bookings at $19.7 billion in Q3 2025.—
Ankita Dhawan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The median price dips to $237,500 heading into University City North.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Jayson Tatum landed in a Boston situation that didn’t rely on him to be the guy until Year 3.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
Verb
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If your privacy practices have been less than perfect in the past—and whose have not, given the vanishingly tiny odds of evading every form of digital data collection—additional information about you from over the years is likely available from hundreds of data brokers.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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Hundreds of Iranian missiles rained down across Israel beginning Saturday night, some of them evading the country's sophisticated defense systems.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Regime change Pushing for regime change -- a goal the IDF has explicitly denied and Netanyahu has dodged questions on -- might prove the biggest gamble of Israel's attack, experts told ABC News.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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The majority of the pack-up operation in the F1 paddock was already complete, leaving those still at the track to dodge between freight boxes on their way out in the Montreal darkness.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Russell Westbrook #4 of the Denver Nuggets reacts after dunking the ball against the LA Clippers during the fourth quarter in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs.—
Ryan Stano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Wash produce under running water rather than soaking or dunking it.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 June 2025
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“Duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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