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Recent Examples of parry
Luna, the Real Salt Lake star who has become a leader of this Gold Cup group, grabbed the opportunistic first goal after Luca de la Torre’s shot from distance was parried back into the box.
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 3 July 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
As the film rolls on, Williams plays the idealized Rosemary as worn down and ultimately exhausted at having to parry an inappropriate Max and depressed Herman.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Musashi clears the tendril, enters another battle, and parries the Genma with ease.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 3 July 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
As the film rolls on, Williams plays the idealized Rosemary as worn down and ultimately exhausted at having to parry an inappropriate Max and depressed Herman.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Musashi clears the tendril, enters another battle, and parries the Genma with ease.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parry
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The discovery adds a new dimension to understanding cancer and therapy resistance, where cells often evade treatment by shifting states.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Moscow has found ways to evade these.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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With roughly 180 resorts spread across its atolls, there are dozens of worthy five-star escapes to choose from.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Auger-Aliassime played some of his best tennis since the early 2020s in the second and fourth sets, winning the former and having Sinner on the edge of going a break down for 3-1 in the latter, before the Italian escaped.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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But as with the Holy Grail of ancient Christian legend, an early-detection multicancer test has long eluded all who have pursued it.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Widespread distribution across the country eludes the liquid and it’s rarely mentioned in conversation with the usual suspects of scotch superstardom.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson dodged the bat while fielding the grounder, but then made a high throw to second and both runners were safe.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Apple can continue raking in billions of dollars from Google while also dodging what would have likely been a daunting task affecting Apple’s most important products, from the iPhone to the Mac and iPad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Netanyahu has repeatedly attempted to deflect responsibility for the security lapses during the attacks of October 7, 2023, blaming security chiefs instead.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Asked about Trump’s attempt to remove her, senators mostly deflected Tuesday by citing her pending lawsuit or questioning why Cook hadn’t more adamantly defended her innocence.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Parry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parry. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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