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
  • The FactPostNews accounts gained millions of new followers and billions of impressions across platforms, and the organization largely avoided becoming a story itself after fumbling the release of its 2024 autopsy report.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Not long ago, broadcasters avoided even a hint of gambling conversation.
    — New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • John, whose descendants remember him as savvy and tenacious, evaded the racist federal ban on Chinese immigrants by assuming a new identity.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
  • On his lone touchdown pass, Mayfield escaped Carolina pressure, evaded to the right, and threw it on the run, off his back foot, all while leaning back.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Three women inmates escaped a transport van in the midst of the fire chaos, and Mickey needed her troops to find the missing convicts instead of helping with the fire.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Stayner first became notable as the older brother of Steven Stayner, who escaped a 1972 kidnapping in 1980.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Can Villeneuve, after four nominations for directing, writing, and producing, get the best-director Oscar that has always eluded him?
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The stepfather, Cledith Arthur, who pleaded not guilty, moved away and eluded authorities who issued multiple warrants over the years for his arrest.
    — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • Many people shunned the shelters and stayed in their vehicles outside their homes or in parking lots.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In response, Boycott’s community collectively shunned and refused to do business with him.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • Posey has largely eschewed big-screen roles in projects from major studios that attract attention from Oscar voters, instead largely focusing on independent films.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Not wanting a didactic feel, Ebenstein eschewed labels for the art, artifacts, masks, toys, skeletal and wet specimens, wax scientific models, devotional objects, vintage taxidermy and books.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of eschewed
Verb
  • The scientists ducked as the boat floated beneath a rusty drawbridge, completed in 1911 and designed by Joseph Strauss, the Golden Gate Bridge’s chief engineer.
    — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ducked
Verb
  • Surveillance footage released by police showed Andreatta reaching for Pagano’s wrist, arm and shoulder before the two shook hands.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Steve Witkoff called Vladimir Putin a humanitarian, which had a lot of people shook because, famously, Vladimir Putin also started this war.
    — Kelli Wessinger, Vox, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of shook
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