Example Sentences
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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The trio avoided politics because Patti's beliefs differed from Ronald and Nancy's conservative perspectives.—
Haley Van Horn,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some, especially those who deliberately avoided Amazon, said they should have been asked for their consent.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bella escaped her family’s Houston, Texas, backyard on a rainy New Year's Eve in 2020.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The boyfriend and two of the girls died, but the youngest sister escaped.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump has eluded a lasting peace in either of these places – what steps might be taken to change that?—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
3 Jan. 2026
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The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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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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A couple were fluky, like a strip-sack and an interception in the end zone deflected by a defender’s face mask.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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This onslaught finally paid off with just over three minutes remaining in the opening frame after Colten Abcunas deflected a Rockets breakout pass and Ben Pachus found the loose puck and beat Brownridge below the glove to give Newton North a 1-0 lead.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Parried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parried. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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