Thesaurus results for PARRIED

parried

verb

past tense of parry

as in evaded

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Verb

On the 16-yard pass to wide receiver Rashee Rice, Mahomes evaded a pass rusher, waited and stepped up in the pocket before completing a throw.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of evaded

Verb

Meanwhile, investments in adaptation and resilience can yield as much as $10 in benefits and avoided costs for every dollar spent.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
With Johnson’s leadership in the middle, TCU avoided giving up chunk plays until the final drive of the half.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoided

Verb

The Tigers pulled to within a point with 23 seconds left in the game after Tre Nichols escaped a trio of would-be tacklers and lofted a 67-yard touchdown pass to Carter McElhany.

— Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Hemingway escaped through a rear door and was later found by a police canine unit, allegedly hiding in a neighbor’s backyard, according to police.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of escaped

Verb

On the next play, Mayfield eluded a sack, stepped up and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Egbuka, who had slipped and made the catch sitting on the ground.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
With runners at second and third, Rocchio, who has seven career walk-off plate appearances, hit a fly toward the left-field corner off Grant Taylor (7-3) that just eluded a diving try by outfielder Sam Antonacci.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of eluded

Verb

Even so, the show ducked and dived the long arm of the network fuddy-duddies beautifully, skirting the edge of censorship with a knowing wink, clever pun, and out-of-this-world comedic timing.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
But then, Jackson ducked low beneath two heavyweight defenders.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ducked

Verb

Senior quarterback Landon Conroy dodged rushers, revved up his arm and brought the North Stars within 14 points early in the fourth quarter before Batavia held on for a 55-35 victory.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
On the 32-yard third-quarter touchdown to Jakobi Meyers, Lawrence dodged the rush and Meyers basically camped out along the back line and waited for the throw to reach him.

— Zac Jackson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of dodged

Verb

Patrick Mahomes sidestepped pressure on the next snap, then moved up in the pocket and fired low to wide receiver Rashee Rice, who made a sliding catch in a window against zone coverage.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
The campaign involves partnerships with dozens of local organizations, the institute said, with in-person and online outreach to voters often sidestepped by major political campaigns.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of sidestepped

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Scalise deflected, pointing to Trump’s accessibility to the media and claimed that Joe Biden removed the press credentials from more than 400 news organizations.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Those also turned to boos on Strand’s first NFL pass, which Horn deflected and Lloyd plucked out of the air at close range.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of deflected

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