ducks 1 of 2

noun

plural of duck
as in guys
a member of the human race her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck

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ducks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of duck
1
as in avoids
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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2
as in weaves
to move suddenly aside or to and fro duck behind a pillar before they see us

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3
as in dips
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid ducked the new camper in the lake as a joke

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Recent Examples of ducks
Noun
Other quirky finds included five AirPods, three Delta flight pins and a singular Uno card, as well as dental retainers and rubber ducks. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 And when ducks decide to nest in those cover crops, the farm goes out of its way to keep them safe. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Two, three, or four ducks are enough for a choir to break out. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Oct. 2026 Advertisement To develop GenoMorph, Colossal scientists built an atlas showing how the genetic switches that control facial development turn on and off as embryos grow in chickens, quail, ducks, and pigeons. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 The ducks can bring a moment of surprise — and a reminder that someone thought of you. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The pinkish-gray sky began to reveal flocks of ducks heading out to feed. — Kody Lostroh, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Pham’s ducks stand out for their several-day dry-aging process, glossy crisp skin and live presentations. — Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Eider ducks and black guillemots kept us company as Marcus and Ingela talked about the history of the area including pointing out their house overlooking the sea. — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
In the video, the subject ducks his head in the opposite direction of the doorbell camera. — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita , Peter D'abrosca , Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026 The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Dignitaries would climb up Bab al Silsilah, a narrow limestone street that ducks under an arched gate. — Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 Mike Johnson ducks Epstein files questions, refuses to swear in Grijalva! — The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducks
  1. guys
  2. avoids
  3. weaves
  4. dips
  5. men
  6. evades
  7. dodges
  8. dunks
Noun
  • Unfortunately, had two guys in the same spot, going for the ball.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • No one knows that at the time these are guys being paid by the White House to break into buildings and spy on political opponents.
    — Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of guys
Verb
  • Calibrating policy under current conditions is complicated by Warsh's push for a more mercurial Fed that avoids signaling where policy is heading, preferring for markets to take their own signals from incoming data.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The proportions remain practical, and the overall design avoids some of the visual excesses found elsewhere in the segment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoids
Verb
  • The 1-minute video then weaves together actual clips of Uecker, who died at age 90 in 2025 after calling Brewers games on the radio for 54 years.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Basketmaker—whose skills go far beyond furniture making—weaves her a match, Fiddler on the Roof-like, and the Fisherwoman, after an awkward matrimonial moment, takes Wicker Husband home to her funky little cottage.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaves
Verb
  • And the quick turnover ensures that the rice’s temperature never dips too chilly.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • When the market dips but moves less than options expect, selling premium into the weakness lets traders collect elevated prices while setting strikes below a market that's already come in.
    — Julia Spina, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dips
Noun
  • Coast is more formal, a fine-dining venue (no jeans, shorts, flip-flops, or sneakers allowed; jackets are preferred, though not required for men), serving three-, four-, and seven-course tasting menus, open for dinner only.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Fils-Aimé and Bukele had spoken by phone, the brief statement said, about deployment and operations to locate the missing men.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of men
Verb
  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
Verb
  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • West Orange dodges a huge bullet as Hoban’s John Johnson drops a wide open pass that would’ve been an 80 yard touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dodges
Verb
  • LeBron James #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks the ball during the third quarter of the game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on October 20, 2026 in New York City.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After five minutes in the warm water, Blubaugh dunks his entire head into a cold tub.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Ducks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducks. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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