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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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as in dipped
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 ducked
His new changeup ducked under bats to bamboozle the Mariners’ lefties.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
In a handshake attempt during the final seconds, Branch ducked Mahomes, prompting Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to approach him.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Pressure arrived, and Allen ducked it initially to extend the play.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
But Jane ducked under his hands and moved forward to the cage, a distance of about six feet.
—Ron Arias, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Gardner ducked under the dark cloth and focused the image on the ground glass of his camera.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Two men ducked behind the van as an agent wearing full tactical gear opened the driver's side door and looked into the rear of the vehicle.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Customers ducked under tables before police came in and told them to run with their heads down out the back door of the restaurant, a man whose daughter was in the In-N-Out Burger at the time said in a comment on the sheriff’s department’s Facebook post about the crime.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
To get a break from the heat, festivalgoers ducked in and out of the Exposition Center and Broadbent Arena during the day to take advantage of merch tents and air-conditioning.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
In a handshake attempt during the final seconds, Branch ducked Mahomes, prompting Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to approach him.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Pressure arrived, and Allen ducked it initially to extend the play.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
But Jane ducked under his hands and moved forward to the cage, a distance of about six feet.
—Ron Arias, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Gardner ducked under the dark cloth and focused the image on the ground glass of his camera.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Two men ducked behind the van as an agent wearing full tactical gear opened the driver's side door and looked into the rear of the vehicle.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Customers ducked under tables before police came in and told them to run with their heads down out the back door of the restaurant, a man whose daughter was in the In-N-Out Burger at the time said in a comment on the sheriff’s department’s Facebook post about the crime.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
To get a break from the heat, festivalgoers ducked in and out of the Exposition Center and Broadbent Arena during the day to take advantage of merch tents and air-conditioning.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducked
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Continue reading … ‘NOT TRUE’ – Former WH press sec fires back at claims Biden avoided press conferences.—
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FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Going into debt during the holidays may be common but that doesn't mean it can't be avoided.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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Don't miss these How badly has attendance dipped for the struggling Wisconsin Badgers football program?—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a viral Reddit post, a naughty cat dipped his paws in pasta sauce turning his fur orange—now the stains won’t go away.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Although there is wiggle-room for the inflationary temperature/energy scale to be a bit lower than the limit set by cosmic rays, the CMB limits on the maximum post-inflationary temperature cannot be evaded.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ukraine’s armed forces said Storm Shadow missiles had evaded Russia’s air defenses and struck the site in Bryansk which produces gunpowder, explosives and rocket components.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Spanberger never responded to Earle-Sears’ taunts and dodged when moderators pressed her about whether Jones should drop out.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Philadelphia Eagles dodged the damage of playing fickle football for four weeks.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Tiny beads, big discoveries To trace how nanoplastics infiltrate skin cells, Xu’s team created their own plastic beads and immersed them in seawater collected off the Corpus Christi coast.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The rangy star has previously immersed himself in performances that require both physical transformation and pitching outside of his comfort zone (see his extraordinary work as abolitionist John Brown in the limited series The Good Lord Bird).—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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One of the most compelling takeaways from the Nuggets’ preseason was David Adelman’s willingness to get weird — a quality that escaped them by the end of Michael Malone’s tenure.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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After calling 911, police said the woman escaped and started screaming, which is when the officer found her.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The ghost of a Cloyd brother's daughter who fell from a horse and drowned in a stream is said to make her presence known.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Sergeant Anna Barbosa said Hennigan is believed to have drowned.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Soaked in a meaty mushroom stock, dredged in flour, and dunked in buttermilk, these crispy, tender mushrooms are extra delicious.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Also, Samis Calderon flushed a slam off a move down the baseline, while Peterson dunked to finish a strong drive to the goal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Ducked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducked. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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