parried

verb

Definition of parriednext
past tense of parry
as in evaded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parried
  1. evaded
  2. avoided
  3. escaped
  4. eluded
  5. dodged
  6. sidestepped
Verb
  • During his time in the White House, Ford started a program granting amnesty to some men who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War in exchange for 24 months of public service.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Players gathered around the visitor’s dugout, where coach Jim Mora accepted the trophy, and took in the moment, embracing a feeling that has evaded the program for some time.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Sweeping, taking out the garbage or even washing your hair should be avoided.
    Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Kiddie Tax can be somewhat avoided if there are contributions to a Child IRA, which holds the investments.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Oklahoma went into Knoxville and barely escaped with a win over Tennessee.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Like police officers who protected them, lawmakers who were in the Capitol during the attack have a visceral reaction to the pardon talk, having barely escaped a mob that seemed determined to do them harm.
    Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • As America's involvement in the war wound down, the public was faced with the issue of what to do about those men who had eluded military service and were now in legal limbo.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Eric Rudolph, who planted a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics site in 1996, eluded investigators until his capture in 2003.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • That’s not the only bullet dodged by the Blue Jackets on their back end.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Hospitals dodged the most substantial efforts in the year-end spending package to reform their industry, but advocates say the door has at least been cracked opened by a limited measure on outpatient billing.
    Peter Sullivan, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • Bell sidestepped whether the plaintiffs will prevail in the case.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Some are pointing at Turkey, which allegedly sidestepped the Astana peace process and went behind Russia’s back to sponsor the HTS rebel offensive that overran Damascus last weekend.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sidestepped
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