parrying

verb

present participle of parry
as in evading

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parrying
  1. evading
  2. avoiding
  3. escaping
  4. eluding
  5. dodging
  6. ducking
  7. deflecting
  8. sidestepping
Verb
  • The new Marvel series will see the hero grapple with his identity and humanity while evading a bounty hunter and reuniting with his son.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The suspects were booked into the Fort Worth City Jail and face charges of burglary of a building, evading arrest or detention, and criminal mischief, according to police records.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • Her style is pithy and blunt, avoiding the ornate sentence structure of classical German.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • However early the experiment might be, the launch is a milestone for an emerging technology that has the potential to help meet AI’s growing demand for compute while avoiding the constraints on resources like power, water, and land on Earth.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • As the comet rotates, fresh ice enters the sunlight and sublimates; the escaping gas then drags entrained dust particles away from the nucleus.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • What better way to pass the hours than by escaping into a good book?
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • This poem is still eluding me, which is probably a good thing.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Lyle was originally charged with by the Sunrise Police Department for aggressively fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, a second-degree felony and the more severe of his two charges, was dropped earlier this month.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of eluding
Verb
  • He's accused the Democrat of dodging questions about his own record and trying to distract voters with personal attacks.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • As the car drives on while dodging a series of explosions, a seemingly endless number of terrorists armed with automatic weapons shoot at it to no avail.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dodging
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Cooper is in Palm Springs, ducking the Better Business Bureau and reluctantly participating in his daughter’s documentary about his upbringing.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And who will have to settle for simply drinking out of a coconut or ducking under stuff?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ducking
Verb
  • Users can stow it in their pockets, then open it up and watch a movie on its matte, light-deflecting surface.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, many have credited Lee Krasner with deflecting Pollock’s attention from Benton and focusing it on the great modern masters.
    — Barbara Rose, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of deflecting
Verb
  • The Vikings stayed undefeated with more dominance by their defense and five field goals from Will Reichard, sidestepping their early passing game problems to beat the winless Miami Dolphins 15-10 on Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Memes risk sidestepping reality Some of the pictures are generated with artificial intelligence, and the administration has previously defended the memes as funny and their critics as humorless.
    — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sidestepping
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“Parrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parrying. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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