OUTFLANKED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

outflanked

verb

past tense of outflank

as in avoided

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But the trend has not gotten much attention because the state has avoided high-profile disruptions at major employers.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Quarterback Kingston Tisdell avoided the rush and threw the ball down the middle.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoided

Verb

But Iran has, in many cases, successfully evaded the sanctions by setting up new front companies.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
The first, a corner, saw McBurnie free at the far post to hit a shot Lammens did well to claw out before the ball fell to Semi Ajayi in space in the six-yard box, having evaded Harry Maguire and Noussair Mazraoui.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of evaded

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Denis Bouanga scored late in the second half and Los Angeles FC escaped with a 1-1 draw after trailing the Portland Timbers for 75 minutes on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Their study analyzed more than 2 million chat messages and identified examples involving grooming, sexualization of minors, bullying, violence and sensitive information sharing that escaped moderation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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The trophy that matters most, however — outstanding reality-competition program — has eluded it since the Television Academy created the category.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
A couple of plays later, Emmett Johnson was in the end zone, securing the rushing touchdown that eluded him last game because of a penalty.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of eluded

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Alamy Most Popular Long said to bring ruin on the male rulers who owned it, the Koh-i-Noor has also been shunned by female royals in recent decades.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
At the end of the last cruise, everyone shunned me, except for Roy, who instead was cruel and insulting to me.

— Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of shunned

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Bonanno, one of its original members, is said to have eschewed the pomp and public appearances of his contemporaries and remained a low-profile figure into the 1950s.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
By some estimates, one of which was cited in the ruling, the state eschewed an official transcript in more than 1 million hearings during a one-year stretch ending in 2024.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of eschewed

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided to move from from their Montecito idyll to the United Kingdom in mere weeks, news that generated countless headlines and shook royal society to its core.

— Chandler Tregaskes, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026
The temblor set off emergency quake alerts on mobile phones and also significantly shook Tokyo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

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