Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parries
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Experts who spoke to Flow Space are hopeful that these new approvals will provide the necessary tools to treat a disease that evades treatment by constantly mutating.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Dec. 2025 -
In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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The message also avoids links on purpose.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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To the Kremlin’s frustration, the plan also avoids any provision that would force Ukraine to give up territory to the Russians.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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When cooked straight from frozen, that fractured surface dries quickly as moisture turns to steam and escapes before the interior fully softens.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
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In Austin, February is practically a monthlong ode to friendship, from brunches where the mimosas are mandatory to rooftop escapes, DIY adventures and dessert experiments that make staying in feel just as celebratory.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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But with limited data, the precise driver of the phenomenon largely eludes researchers.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The economics of it all eludes me.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Feb. 2026
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White, however, dodges, aiming toward clever.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2026
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If someone dodges your requests, try asking a clarifying question to avoid hidden assumptions.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Nick, desperate to return to the present, shirks the doting parents and brother who long to comfort him.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Parries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parries. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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