parried

verb

past tense of parry
as in evaded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parried
  1. evaded
  2. avoided
  3. escaped
  4. eluded
  5. ducked
  6. dodged
  7. sidestepped
  8. deflected
Verb
  • One was Ona Judge, who escaped and evaded Washington’s yearslong effort to recapture her.
    — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
  • For the rest of us that the nerdy reference evaded, Jarvis recently won Atlanta's starting SS job, and manager Walt Weiss won't stop raving about the 25-year-old speedster.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • The Mariners avoided a third consecutive loss in a four-game series that started as a matchup of the top two teams in the AL West.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • The initial read was that Gonzalez, who dealt with a strained hamstring earlier this year, avoided a significant injury and shouldn’t miss any time.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Rhodes escaped and shoved Punk shoulder-first into the steel ring steps.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Flaco, who lived in the Central Park Zoo for 13 years, escaped when someone cut the wire mesh on his cage.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • And as Kittle eluded, Aiyuk likely held on to those feelings.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • The 41-year-old entered his sixth World Cup chasing the one major international trophy that has eluded him.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • MrBeast ducked in there for activities followed by a tour of the LeBron James museum and a dinner at Buckets.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Attendees instinctively ducked under tables and chairs, not knowing what had just happened.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of ducked
Verb
  • LeGeyt gracefully dodged the question of how the NAB feels about Carr’s moves related ABC.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • The haole—the white incomers—dodged blame from among Hawaiians for leprosy too.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • One Californian who may have already sidestepped that question?
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • This was no grilling, though, as the Italian set out his thoughts on the new job and sidestepped any tricky questions with the aid of a wide smile.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of sidestepped
Verb
  • The deadlock was broken within five minutes when striker Haley Hopkins pounced on a shot by teammate Lo’eau LaBonta that was deflected.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • France hit a comebacker that deflected off Petersen’s forearm and toward catcher Joe Mack, who threw France out at first.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of deflected
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