outflanked

verb

past tense of outflank
as in avoided

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanked
  1. avoided
  2. evaded
  3. escaped
  4. eluded
  5. shunned
  6. eschewed
  7. ducked
  8. shook
Verb
  • Michigan avoided its biggest upset since losing to Appalachian State at the beginning of the 2007 season.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • The ballistic missile attacks by Iran were unsuccessful, CENTCOM said, as both evaded the strikes and no American personnel were injured.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Blue Jays reliever Tyler Rogers evaded trouble as Toronto won the series outright.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Perlis’ portrait of the county at the height of the decade suggests a region that had escaped — or at least refused to look at — the worst of America’s turmoil.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Sousa escaped a bases loaded jam in the sixth inducing an inning-ending double play by Nolan Arenado.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Ricky Taylor, 56, eluded arrest for more than a year, investigators say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Moisés Ballesteros singled and Christian Moore sliced a two-run triple to right field that eluded a diving Jones and trimmed the deficit to 4-3.
    — Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • Berry shunned the unnatural world whenever, and however possible.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Married to Anne, who shunned the spotlight, their four children were Emily, Blake, Brey and Kristen.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • The nineties club kids and their literary representatives might have eschewed historical memory and organized politics, but the newer dance-floor books possess considerably more perspective.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • While Anderson has recently eschewed festival berths for his films, the director has deep history with the New York Film Festival and Film at Lincoln Center.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of eschewed
Verb
  • Massey apologized and ducked behind a kitchen counter before Grayson fired three times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of standing up for her player, Stephanie White ducked behind a wall of corporate word salad.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ducked
Verb
  • The offence that shook baseball in October appeared again, leading the Jays to their second-largest margin of victory this year in an 11-0 win against the Cleveland Guardians.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shook
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