ducks 1 of 2

plural of duck

ducks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of duck

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ducks
Noun
An experienced venture capitalist once told me that climate tech was especially difficult because, to succeed, a project must get its technical, funding, and regulatory ducks in a row, with the regulatory piece being especially tricky. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 10 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 The Greenway Trail system crosses meadows, soars over bridges, ducks under roads, and meanders streamside with ample benches and picnic spots along the way. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 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
  • The Phillies have discovered a productive unit by cutting their most expensive outfielder’s playing time and rallying around three guys who are probably still platoon players but are making the most of every chance.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Some other guys asked him to get hats for them too.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shifting key conversations to group settings builds alignment, avoids silos and saves time.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The new system avoids this brute-force approach.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tintinnabuli was inspired, in part, by Pärt’s interest in much earlier styles of Christian music, including Gregorian chant – the single-voice singing of Roman Catholicism – and Renaissance polyphony, which weaves together multiple melodic lines.
    Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On Water Expeditions The Hooghly River weaves through the Indian state of West Bengal from the Ganges, its parent river, to the sea, through a landscape lined with mustard fields and mango orchards.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From PB&Js and dips to smoothies and sauces, almost all of us have experienced the familiar flavor of peanut butter.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But Sheeran also dips into world beats, inspired by recording for a month in India.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Renewed sanctions may not deal much of an economic blow to Iran, especially if China evades them, but can be a potent political tool to stir fears of vulnerability and future military action, a Washington Institute expert argued.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There has been a lot of research into understanding how cancer evades the body’s immune system, and the ways that science might be able to get around that.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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