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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Photos from student protests showed hundreds of teenagers adopting many of the visual cues used in the pro-democracy demonstrations, like the three-finger salute and yellow rubber ducks.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
May 4, 2025 Perhaps the ducks were simply waiting to see top Royals prospect Jac Caglianone come to bat once again.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Photos from student protests showed hundreds of teenagers adopting many of the visual cues used in the pro-democracy demonstrations, like the three-finger salute and yellow rubber ducks.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Verb
And, of course, since '90s kids easily ducked those age gates, too, history shows why investing millions to build the latest and greatest age verification systems probably remains a fool's errand after all these years.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck
Noun
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The fungal disease does not spread from person to person, according to the CDC.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Before Johnson and Eakins exchanged vows, Houser passed their wedding rings along the front row and asked that each person hold the rings and pray or give their blessings over them before passing them down to the next person in what's known as ring warming.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Make sure to maintain an upright torso and avoid leaning forward or backward.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
13 May 2025
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The key question is whether the data behind digital twins is sound enough to avoid the pitfalls that result in data decay over time (i.e., entropy).—
Mika Newton,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Among the companies charting this alternative path is Organic India, a wellness brand that has woven regenerative organic agricultural practices into its DNA long before the term became a mainstream badge of sustainability.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The singer sported an intricate top for her time on the show — silver chains woven together to form a halter-neck shape.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Jim has said mortgage rates need to dip below 6.5% to stimulate the housing market.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
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In many respects, the film already feels out of date, mostly covering Trump’s crimes during his first term as well as the January 6 Capitol insurrection rather than dipping into the more flagrant fascism of his past few months back in office.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
Noun
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And on the West Coast, our country-star cover guy charmed on the L.A. set.—
Charlotte Triggs,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Other impact guys include USC RB Quinten Joyner and Miami (Ohio) WR Reggie Virgil. 20.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Engineered to evade interception by U.S. defenses such as THAAD, the missile presents a direct challenge to Western military dominance and poses a potential threat to regional allies like Israel.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
Verb
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But for now Illinois has dodged two major budgetary bullets.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Miss Manners: What’s the best way to dodge a fishy hug?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Tatum dunked the ball, and the Celtics jumped to a 90-89 lead with 18.5 seconds left.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
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Nesmith soared over Mitchell, who had his back turned, and dunked before the two became tangled.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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“Duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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