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
  • Rhodes attempted the Figure Four, but Punk avoided it and rolled up Rhodes for two.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In what was likely a wise move, studios avoided releasing any titles last weekend to not risk falling between the imposing openings for Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic and Brand New Day.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • The ball evaded him and reached Brobbey, but the striker could not control in the ocean of space he was left in.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Shortly before the shooting, agents were investigating two Guatemalan men known to be driving a white van who had previously evaded arrest and were potentially subject to deportation, the US attorney for Texas’ southern district said.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Rhodes escaped and shoved Punk shoulder-first into the steel ring steps.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Flaco, who lived in the Central Park Zoo for 13 years, escaped when someone cut the wire mesh on his cage.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Legacy Artists Are Giving Audiences Reasons To Care Iconic artists are achieving critical acclaim that has, at times, eluded them in recent years.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • And as Kittle eluded, Aiyuk likely held on to those feelings.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • Traditional banks often shunned smaller companies, either charging extremely high rates to compensate for the risk or outright refusing to lend to them.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Those cards originated with Pinta, who launched a campaign in 2022 to send holiday cards to people in the LGBTQ+ community who’ve been shunned by their families.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • YouTube has not eschewed AI entirely, but even its efforts to incorporate the technology into its app has been received poorly by users.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Devers, who finished with three hits, eschewed his power for small ball in the fifth, laying down a surprise bunt for a single, then hustling home on Susac’s sacrifice fly.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of eschewed
Verb
  • MrBeast ducked in there for activities followed by a tour of the LeBron James museum and a dinner at Buckets.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Attendees instinctively ducked under tables and chairs, not knowing what had just happened.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of ducked
Verb
  • Howard shook off a shooting slump to pour in a game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In Damascus, over the course of a single week in July, two bombings shook the city.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of shook
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