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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funking
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Take the train from Copenhagen in under three hours and wander Aarhus’s pretty streets strung with Christmas lights, ducking into boutiques and cafés before making your way to one of two Christmas markets.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025 -
For a moment, Smith became overwhelmed, ducking to the side of the pillar while wiping tears away.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Managing heartburn is more effective by eating smaller portions and avoiding late night meals.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has done a great job of avoiding interceptions throughout this season.—
Steve Megargee,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Thaon recalled swimming through snow and dodging rocks until help arrived.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hours later, after dodging cow patties the size of dinner plates and gaping holes leading to marmot burrows, the locations are chosen and the traps are set.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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While Bryant was able to come from behind, the Lady Hornets had a hard time shaking off the Lady Warriors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wife Swap explains this as Emily shirking her stay-at-home-mom responsibilities by ending up on a TV show.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Her dissent argues that the Court is shirking its duty to clarify constitutional law in capital cases, where individuals’ lives are on the line.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Trump relied on the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose his tariffs, sidestepping Congress in the process.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Community Over Customers The most powerful marketing machine today is sidestepping a reliance on reaching your own audience via algorithms.—
Sam Saideman,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kurchenko was also close to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian president at the time, and was later accused by the succeeding Ukrainian government of systematically evading millions in taxes with the collusion of officials in Yanukovych’s administration.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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To play the 18th-century religious leader Ann Lee, for instance, Amanda Seyfried gave up Botox, her anti-aging intervention of choice, for an entire year, in addition to eschewing makeup on set.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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At a time when many programs are essentially outsourcing their quarterback development, Michigan is eschewing the shortcuts and taking the long way with Underwood.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Funking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funking. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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