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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parried
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The Ravens would find the endzone once again with nine minutes left in regulation after Lamar Jackson evaded heavy pressure from Pittsburgh's front seven to find Zay Flowers for a 50-yard touchdown pass to reclaim the lead, 17-13.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026 -
Out-of-state businesses that evaded city taxes by hiding city business income.—
Randall Fox,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Cybersecurity is no longer measured only in breaches avoided, but in time-to-recover, productivity preserved, and revenue protected.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Avalanche avoided being shutout for the first time this season, but Anaheim Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal prevented them from claiming two points.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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After racing out to a 4-0 lead in the first two periods, off the strength of three goals in 54 seconds in the first period, the Bruins survived by their fingernails a third-period push from the Vegas Golden Knights and escaped TD Garden with a 4-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Troops on Monday seized a prison in the northeastern town of Shaddadeh, where some IS detainees escaped and many were recaptured, state media reported.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Thompson eluded law enforcement for hours — setting off a manhunt across a crime scene that stretched for 2 miles — before he was cornered in a shed, according to authorities.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani is certainly a man who hopes to have many long-term legacies and one of them could be finally getting the Rikers mess under control, a situation that has eluded multiple predecessors.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Andy Byron, then CEO of tech company Astronomer, and the company’s Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot broke away from a cosy embrace and ducked for cover to avoid being caught on kiss cam.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
30 Dec. 2025
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Dugan and her attorneys left the courtroom, ducked into a side conference room and closed the door without speaking to reporters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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French President Emmanuel Macron dodged a similar question.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Paramount Skydance, in a Thursday statement, sidestepped Warner’s latest complaints about the enormous debt load that Paramount would need to pull off a takeover.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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But, at corner in particular, the Longhorns sidestepped that concern.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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Calgary got on the scoreboard with three seconds left in the second period when Zach Whitecloud's point shot deflected in off the pants of Sharangovich.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Spurs have not lived up to expectations in the Dane’s first season in charge, and his side looked to have secured a point after Cristian Romero’s bullet header cancelled out Crysencio Summerville’s deflected first-half goal.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Parried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parried. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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