outflanks

Definition of outflanksnext
present tense third-person singular of outflank

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • But the Morneaults take a route that intentionally avoids passing by the storefront on the western entrance to Pratt Street.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
  • As a reminder, any candidate with more than 50% avoids a runoff.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • In March, the French navy seized an oil tanker in the Mediterranean that Macron said belonged ‌to Russia’s shadow fleet, which comprises several hundred tankers through which Russia evades sanctions.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
  • At one point, Griffin appears to lunge at Manetta, who evades him by ducking behind a column on the platform.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • But even now, their quest for the perfect needle drop eludes predictable pathways.
    Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026
  • But a return to tip-top command – often what eludes a Tommy John patient the most – and stuff will require patience.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • Hellebuyck being Hellebuyck and a middle six that escapes its 2025-26 black hole and starts winning its minutes again.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.
    Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Altman is a booster for San Francisco, advising its mayor and expanding OpenAI’s offices here, while Musk shuns the city and now lives in Texas.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Mitski lies on the lawn looking at the girl leaving her, like the witch in Into the Woods when Rapunzel shuns her and then gets promptly trampled by a giant.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Javier Bardem is terrific as a former enfant terrible filmmaker who tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter by putting her in his new movie in The Beloved, which eschews the easy sentimental beats but also ends up short on many satisfying ones.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Anderson stars in L'Oréal's Lessons of Worth campaign, which eschews the notion that women become invisible with age.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • The Moon, planet of our emotions, lifts your 10th House of Career, while innovative Uranus shakes your 4th House of Home and Family.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
  • The ones that are accepted are run through a machine that shakes the envelopes — this makes the ballot sink to the bottom of the envelope — and slices them open.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • If someone dodges details, slow down and repeat the key request.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Continue reading … VETTING FAILURE — Far-left firebrand dodges questions over hiring bodyguard with criminal history.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Outflanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanks. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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