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Recent Examples of parry
One of the issues Bayandir had had this season is his tendency to not parry the ball to the sides.
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In social media posts, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, parried Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s closest advisers, on which political side is stoking political violence.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That was how Paramount’s new COO, Andy Gordon, parried a question about Stephen Colbert’s cancellation during a meet-and-greet with journalists upon closing of the $8 billion merger with Skydance on Aug. 7.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, DeGette has parried aggressive primary challenges before in the 1st District, which is now largely contiguous with Denver city boundaries and also includes Glendale and Holly Hills.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In social media posts, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, parried Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s closest advisers, on which political side is stoking political violence.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
That was how Paramount’s new COO, Andy Gordon, parried a question about Stephen Colbert’s cancellation during a meet-and-greet with journalists upon closing of the $8 billion merger with Skydance on Aug. 7.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Still, DeGette has parried aggressive primary challenges before in the 1st District, which is now largely contiguous with Denver city boundaries and also includes Glendale and Holly Hills.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parry
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As a result, the government is now forced to sell even more oil on the black market at a discount to evade US government sanctions, one of the economists in Caracas told CNN.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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George Washington pardoned some of those involved in the Whiskey Rebellion, while Jimmy Carter granted a blanket pardon to people who had evaded service in the Vietnam War.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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When officers began to chase him, Rustrian turned off his car’s lights to try to escape police.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Many winter Texans flock to the city to escape colder temperatures up north, and Mexican citizens also frequent the city for shopping and business.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Flyers should try to mitigate any headaches from delays and cancellations by avoiding booking flights with layovers, the non-profit US Public Interest Research Group says, and opt to make reservations directly with the airline rather than a third-party website.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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As of Wednesday, Smithers was being held on two felony counts of fleeing and eluding police, felony drug possession, driving under the influence, speeding, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of a crash that caused property damage.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Brazilian had already won two driver’s championships going into the 1991 F1 season, but victory in his home country eluded him.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Today's machines can scan your home, dodge obstacles, empty themselves, and adapt their cleaning strategy room by room.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
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Thaon recalled swimming through snow and dodging rocks until help arrived.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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One idea suggests that the electron-positron pairs are deflected by weak intergalactic magnetic fields and that this bounces low-energy gamma-rays out of our line of sight.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Weak intergalactic magnetic fields are deflecting the pairs and steering the resulting GeV rays away from Earth.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Parry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parry. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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