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parries

verb

present tense third-person singular of parry

as in evades

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However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
If the armed forces are the instrument through which the president evades the Constitution, then the leaders of those armed forces must answer for their role.

— Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of evades

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This configuration avoids the internal current disruptions that can challenge tokamak designs, offering a distinct pathway to stable, long-term power plant operations.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Hiding workforce-scale spend in IT line items avoids the conversation; treating it as labor distorts it.

— Priya Sawant, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of avoids

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Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
In the first five minutes, her Judith stabs a man at a party, escapes on skis and celebrates a job well done by bedding a besotted hottie.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

Definition of escapes

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Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him.

— Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 June 2026

Definition of eludes

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Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Lionel Messi rebounds his own miss and dodges three Austrian defenders with a sliding second goal in stoppage time to put the exclamation mark on an historic performance for him and Argentina today in Arlington.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

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