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parried

verb

past tense of parry

as in evaded

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American pressing — the type that previously won the ball against the likes of Paraguay and Bosnia — was easily evaded.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Four parents and grandparents face child endangerment charges as officials probe how the family evaded schools, medical records and oversight in a village of fewer than 1,000.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of evaded

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Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a suspension for the start of this year’s tournament after a foul during a World Cup qualifier match.

— Yash Roy, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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Collin Morikawa birdied 18 to catch Scheffler and ducked into the clubhouse at 20 under as the rains descended upon the TPC River Highlands.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Soon enough, patrons figured out there was a movie star in their midst and began clamoring to meet him, so Damon ducked behind the bar to hide.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

Definition of ducked

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Congress has long dodged any Social Security reforms that would cut benefits, hike taxes, or do both.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaires who could leave the state for another.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 26 June 2026

Definition of dodged

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When asked who the better striker is, Kane — who won the World Cup Golden Boot in 2018 — diplomatically sidestepped the question.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
Ocasio-Cortez notably sidestepped Platner’s candidacy in Maine even as other progressives defended him from the controversy surrounding his infidelity and old social media posts.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

Definition of sidestepped

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Kylan Mbappé took a cut at the net early, though his right-footed shot was deflected out of bounds by goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.

— Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
In the long shadows of the Pacific Northwest, the Yanks were fortunate not to trail 5-1 at the half — and their lone goal came on a Malik Tillman free kick that deflected off a Belgian defender’s head into the net.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

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