Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanked
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As the family entered the intersection, Erickson drove by them and avoided a collision.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026 -
With roughly 55% of the vote counted by early Wednesday, Gallagher avoided a runoff and secured the seat in the heavily Republican 1st Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The aesthetic has seemingly evaded the controversy that’s erupted from Levinson’s eight-episode parable, which officially finished on Sunday.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Poor Pollination Your peach tree might be perfectly pruned and evaded a late freeze, but none of that matters if its blossoms aren’t properly pollinated.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 May 2026
Verb
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My grandmother escaped Berlin, Germany through the Kindertransport.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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Court documents described O'Connor providing a boy with a condom and pushing him into a room with an intoxicated girl, who later escaped and locked herself in a bathroom.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Too often this season, the big, game-changing hit has eluded the Boston Red Sox.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Munetaka Murakami made it 6-0 in the fourth with a bloop double to left that just eluded Twins shortstop Tristan Gray.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Everyone thinks that the family has, like, shunned him and won't have anything to do with him, but that's not actually the case.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 May 2026
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Lukashenko has few geopolitical friends left in Europe aside from Putin, largely shunned by his neighbors over his rights record and actions on Ukraine.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Why beef culture and agriculture matter in Texas Some of Talarico's critics seemed to be ripping on his manhood, referencing his support for the LGBTQ+ community, along with the purportedly unmanly notion of having, at one time, eschewed meat.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The French pharmaceutical giant eschewed licensing an enterprise version of the AI chatbot ChatGPT for internal use.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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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.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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So the team and I immediately dropped to the ground, ducked and covered.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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In the corner of the room, Kyle Schwarber shook his head.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The Highlanders will have one less coach than usual for the CIF LA City Section Open Division championship in South Gate on Saturday after an accident shook the Highlanders to their core Monday.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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“Outflanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanked. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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