as in guys
a member of the human race
her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck
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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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Recent Examples of ducks
Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The estimate for total breeding ducks in the traditional survey area was 34 million, unchanged from the 2024 estimate, and 4% below the long-term average (since 1955).
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Before every game, when most of the veterans have long gone back to the clubhouse after batting practice, Trevor Story ducks into the indoor cages.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
And the Keys are not looking like an outdoor paradise, except for ducks, given its even odds for afternoon deluges, according to the weather service.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
During their first night out together, the couple ducks into a Spanish nightclub, drinking under a smear of colored lights and then dancing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Wild rice also is an essential food source for many of the migratory birds in the area, including many species of ducks, pheasants, owls, cranes, geese and songbirds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But the Bill Brigade could not wrap their heads around declaring that ducks, grebes or flamingos have beaks.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Ex-Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is getting all her ducks in a row ahead of her sentencing on federal corruption charges next week, including by endorsing a candidate in the crowded race for her former District 7 Council seat.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
You’ll be fascinated by the razorbills—ducks that speed along the surface of the water in a half swim, half fly style—and take home all kinds of knowledge about local marine life.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The estimate for total breeding ducks in the traditional survey area was 34 million, unchanged from the 2024 estimate, and 4% below the long-term average (since 1955).
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Before every game, when most of the veterans have long gone back to the clubhouse after batting practice, Trevor Story ducks into the indoor cages.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
And the Keys are not looking like an outdoor paradise, except for ducks, given its even odds for afternoon deluges, according to the weather service.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
During their first night out together, the couple ducks into a Spanish nightclub, drinking under a smear of colored lights and then dancing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Wild rice also is an essential food source for many of the migratory birds in the area, including many species of ducks, pheasants, owls, cranes, geese and songbirds.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But the Bill Brigade could not wrap their heads around declaring that ducks, grebes or flamingos have beaks.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Ex-Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is getting all her ducks in a row ahead of her sentencing on federal corruption charges next week, including by endorsing a candidate in the crowded race for her former District 7 Council seat.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducks
Noun
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Obviously Larry has a longstanding relationship with all of those guys.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Well, put it to good use, because half a cup of these little green guys offers about four grams of protein, Geiger says.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Airlearn avoids that pitfall by leading each lesson into conversational practice, combining grammar, pronunciation, and context to bridge the gap from recognition to use.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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But now at 3-1 on the season, Michigan, who avoids playing both Penn State and Oregon in the regular season, may be able to use it as a jumping-off point to a playoff berth.—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Living life to its fullest is a concept that weaves throughout the project.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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The hybrid show, which weaves in some fiction, lured a strong cast including Laurent Lafitte, Niels Schneider, Jean-Pascal Zadi and Melha Bedia.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those are the times when hotel occupancy dips and the hum of incoming visitors softens.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Grand Hotel remains Mackinac Island’s most iconic landmark, a sprawling Victorian masterpiece crowned by the world’s longest porch—where rocking chairs invite you to linger over cocktails as the sun dips into the Straits.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But it could be applied to men, metaphorically at first.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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The three men were inside a transport van.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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With the help of resourceful Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente), Bourne evades capture from the CIA — namely data analyst Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) and Deputy Director Ward Abbott (Brian Cox) — while untangling his involvement in the deadly Operation Treadstone.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks over Russell Westbrook #4 of the Washington Wizards during Game Two of the Eastern Conference first round series at Wells Fargo Center on May 26, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Ducks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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