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as in avoided
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 ducked
The Daily Mail reports that a woman dressed in a black strapless dress ducked under a line divider and started throwing punches at a woman in her pajamas.
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Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The nurse told investigators Samuelson saved his life, and according to court documents, surveillance video also shows that immediately after the nurse ducked into the hallway to get away from Grafton, Samuelson stopped moving and appeared motionless.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
So the team and I immediately dropped to the ground, ducked and covered.
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ABC News,
24 May 2026
The audio journalism winner was the staff of the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out, which investigated how the Los Angeles Clippers basketball organization seemingly ducked the NBA salary cap rule by paying its star forward, Kawhi Leonard, extra money via an endorsement deal.
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Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 May 2026
Emily tried to nudge her daughter closer, but Henley pivoted and ducked behind her legs.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Aptly, people ducked in, stayed for a few minutes, and exited noticeably calmer.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
When shots were first fired on the floor above the ballroom, many guests ducked for cover under their tables.
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Max Rego,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
The man filmed casually eating a salad as everyone else ducked for cover after shots rang out at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is speaking out.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Sean Joseph Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The nurse told investigators Samuelson saved his life, and according to court documents, surveillance video also shows that immediately after the nurse ducked into the hallway to get away from Grafton, Samuelson stopped moving and appeared motionless.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
So the team and I immediately dropped to the ground, ducked and covered.
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ABC News,
24 May 2026
The audio journalism winner was the staff of the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out, which investigated how the Los Angeles Clippers basketball organization seemingly ducked the NBA salary cap rule by paying its star forward, Kawhi Leonard, extra money via an endorsement deal.
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Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 May 2026
Emily tried to nudge her daughter closer, but Henley pivoted and ducked behind her legs.
—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Aptly, people ducked in, stayed for a few minutes, and exited noticeably calmer.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
When shots were first fired on the floor above the ballroom, many guests ducked for cover under their tables.
—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
The man filmed casually eating a salad as everyone else ducked for cover after shots rang out at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is speaking out.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducked
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Malepeai, her co-defendant Freddie Lee Davis III, and two others who avoided federal charges were identified by police as members of a robbery crew that committed violent purse snatchings around the Bay Area.
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After not being present for voluntary activities throughout the offseason, Pickens avoided a contract holdout situation and reported to The Star for the first time since the conclusion of the 2025 season.
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Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaires who could leave the state for another.
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Canada thus dodged a tougher opponent and a hostile environment.
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Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.
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The number of Tarrant County kindergartners vaccinated against measles dipped slightly last school year, according to the latest data.
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On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.
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Russia intercepts most Ukrainian long-range drones but some have evaded Russian air defenses.
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The singer has been immersed in entertainment her whole life.
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This curved gaming monitor sports a 1000R curve that helps you get immersed in your gameplay by wrapping around your peripheral vision.
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Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
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And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
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In the Stockyards, more than 5,000 head of livestock had drowned.
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Anne Arundel County fire officials are urging families to review pool safety after two young children drowned in separate residential pools last weekend.
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“Ducked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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