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parrying

verb

present participle of parry

as in evading

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Garcia entered a plea and was convicted of evading police officers before his trial in June.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The recent changes followed reports that some foreign residents had been driving up home prices or evading payments for their public health insurance.

— Christine Miyawaki, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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Broadly, the rule of thumb is to drink it during periods of intense competition (to allow for muscle recovery) while avoiding it during periods of training (to promote muscle development).

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The truce applies only to the two capital cities, and overnight attacks into Sunday saw Russia continue its bombardment of Ukraine while avoiding Kyiv city.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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The Americans fell to second after narrowly escaping Italy with a 55-52 victory, their lowest-scoring World Cup performance since the introduction of the 3-point line in 1984.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
There are also Greek visitors escaping the city for a long weekend or visiting family.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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The juvenile was arrested on charges of fleeing and eluding and concealing evidence and booked into the Ada County Juvenile Detention Center.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026
Lyle’s status has been in limbo since he was arrested in mid-August on a warrant stemming from charges for aggressively fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer and reckless driving in mid-July.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

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One TikTok of the scrappy piggy dodging cars and darting between would-be animal rescuers’ legs racked up nearly a half million views.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
At the time, Interpol was constantly dodging comparisons to Joy Division with their angular guitar stabs and Paul Banks’ distinct baritone that reminded some of Ian Curtis.

— David Harris, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of dodging

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Such a response is contrary to my intent of deflecting attention away from the subject.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Rather than simply reducing opponents’ health, players seek to break opponents’ posture by precisely deflecting and countering attacks.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of deflecting

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As Fernandes undertook his trademark run-up, Tielemans mirrored him exactly, sidestepping and stuttering in synchronisation.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Since then, the program has cemented itself as one of the best studio shows on cable despite mostly sidestepping game analysis in favor of alchemized banter.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

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