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parried

verb

past tense of parry

as in evaded

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Last year, a Houthi missile evaded Israel’s vaunted air defenses and impacted near Ben Gurion airport.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
State police said evidence was located at the scene which indicated that a 2022 Triumph Rocket 3 GT, operated by 56-year-old Alexander Rivera of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, was struck by vehicle that allegedly evaded the scene.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaded

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The prize eluded him, but there is a bust of Sasakawa at the World Health Organization, in Geneva.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The new results, which have previously eluded human beings, span many corners of mathematics, from algebra to geometry to differential equations.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of eluded

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All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Final accounting for 2025-26 revenue sharing is still to be completed, but big market clubs are on the hook for bigger bills after seven teams ducked under the luxury tax threshold ahead of the trade deadline.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ducked

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Oregon’s Lanning compares UCLA to national champs Oregon coach Dan Lanning dodged questions this past week about the health of quarterback Dante Moore following a brutal hit during a win over USC by trying to focus on UCLA.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Each time the door shut behind the man, Shawn had the feeling that some danger had been temporarily dodged, some crisis averted until the next day.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of dodged

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Trump sidestepped a question earlier this month on Netanyahu's reelection bid.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Payton also told offensive players about the change Monday but sidestepped questions twice -- once after the Broncos’ 24-14 loss to San Francisco and again Wednesday -- about Webb’s future calling plays.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sidestepped

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The Argentine first fired a shot at the top of the box that was deflected.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
In the final seconds of the period, Schenn attempted a cross-ice pass to Kyle Palmieri at the back post, but the puck deflected off Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak and into the net for a power-play goal that tied it at 3.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of deflected

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