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Recent Examples of parry
Musashi clears the tendril, enters another battle, and parries the Genma with ease.
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
This game has faster, more aggressive combat that pushes the focus onto dodging rather than parrying, which should lead to some very different – and likely very difficult – combat.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Enemies have pretty obvious weak points and can be parried into a stunned state that presents an opening, and larger enemies require quick thinking to find the right position without being overwhelmed by the mob.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
The other Jaylin Williams will be in a boisterous section with Lu Dort and the other younger Thunder players but also often parrying back and forth with his namesake and Gilgeous-Alexander.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
This game has faster, more aggressive combat that pushes the focus onto dodging rather than parrying, which should lead to some very different – and likely very difficult – combat.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Enemies have pretty obvious weak points and can be parried into a stunned state that presents an opening, and larger enemies require quick thinking to find the right position without being overwhelmed by the mob.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
The other Jaylin Williams will be in a boisterous section with Lu Dort and the other younger Thunder players but also often parrying back and forth with his namesake and Gilgeous-Alexander.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parry
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Scammers distribute invitations to food truck owners through Gmail accounts, often using multiple email addresses to evade scam blocking filters.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The other, finished in Sebring Orange, was able to evade authorities briefly but was eventually located three hours away in Martin County, Indiana.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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Both eateries are open to the public, making this a great place to escape from the heat of the day while peeking inside the incredible interior of this historic building.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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What does this have to do with the series’ opening scene, in which nurse Melvin (Dan Fogler, whose recognizability counts as an early spoiler) escapes from a burning apartment, unable to save his mother?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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That ambiguity reflects a desire to maintain strategic flexibility and avoid premature entanglement in a potential war.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Abbott put redistricting on the agenda at the urging of President Donald Trump, who wants to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority and avoid a repeat of his first presidency, when the 2018 midterms restored Democrats to a House majority that blocked his agenda and twice impeached him.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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This moment, if met with creativity and commitment, can be a catalyst for systemic change that has eluded us for decades.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In 1988, astronomers spotted a wispy atmosphere around Pluto, but its composition eluded them.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Agents work best with standardized checkouts instead of needing to dodge botblockers and captchas while filling out forms via screenscraping.—
Craig DeWitt,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Meantime Heat traded rehabbing Haywood Highsmith to Brooklyn in a minor-deal pick swap that allows team to dodge the luxury tax and create a second roster opening.—
Greg Cote
August 17,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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Putin will be trying to deflect any further U.S. implementation of secondary sanctions on Russian oil exports or banks, or seizure of frozen Russian assets.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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For much of her tenure, Lyles managed to deflect controversies without much lasting criticism attached to her reputation, said Brendan K. Maginnis, a Democrat in the mayoral race.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Parry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parry. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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