shied

verb

past tense of shy
as in flinched

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  1. flinched
  2. recoiled
  3. winced
  4. shrank
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  • Sipp slightly flinched his left arm before throwing a pitch to Emmanuel Burriss, allowing Miguel Tejada to score and sending San Francisco to its fourth straight win.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • The kid never flinched, played almost every game.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of flinched
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  • Markets recoiled for a moment, then kept climbing, the Nasdaq tripling before the decade was out.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • And when the Walmart collaboration arrived in 2007 — a full collection at twenty dollars and under — the industry recoiled once again.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of recoiled
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  • The original originalists, the Constitution’s framers, would have winced.
    — George F. Will, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • After the ensuing pitch to Max Schuemann, Skubal again winced and began pacing at the back of the mound.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of winced
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  • The bank’s workforce has shrunk by 79,000 people over the past six years.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Florida’s working-age population — those between 18 and 64 — is estimated to have shrunk between 2023 and 2025, reducing the size of the state’s workforce, according to recent projections from the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of shrank
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