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Recent Examples of parry
Vance parried every Walz thrust with the indisputable fact that Harris has been vice president for three and a half years.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In addition, players have the ability to parry enemy attacks with more weapons thanks to Offset moves.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Walz parried Vance's criticisms by noting U.S. oil and natural gas production are both at record levels.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
No one knows that better than Pascual Di Tella, a 28-year-old WME assistant currently in Paris preparing to parry as a member of the Argentinian Olympic fencing team.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In addition, players have the ability to parry enemy attacks with more weapons thanks to Offset moves.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Walz parried Vance's criticisms by noting U.S. oil and natural gas production are both at record levels.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
No one knows that better than Pascual Di Tella, a 28-year-old WME assistant currently in Paris preparing to parry as a member of the Argentinian Olympic fencing team.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parry
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Coffee badgers are often turned in by co-workers who resent having to comply with office attendance directives while others evade them, Nickson said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The driver, identified as 43-year-old Nana Oppong-Bonsu of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with evading responsibility.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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Whatever happens, Iris can’t escape her programming, which obliges her to always be truthful, but doesn’t abide by Asimov’s second rule of robotics, which dictates that such a machine must not harm a human.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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The 48 men were arrested by Thai authorities 11 years ago after crossing the border to Thailand in an attempt to escape persecution in China.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Much of what lies far below our feet still eludes us.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
20 Jan. 2025
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Carter charged toward Stafford, who had no chance to elude him.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Though Nike had dodged a major blow, nearly losing the deal to a competitor helped Hill see the scale of the sportswear giant’s crisis — and the bigger picture was grim.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Disney alum, known as Iger’s secret weapon for dodging PR imbroglios, is chief brand and communications officer for TikTok and is running strategy behind the scenes.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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Josh Morrissey’s wrister went off the leg of Gabriel Vilardi, who was standing at the front left side of Blackwood, and the puck deflected into the net.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lettieri deflected in Oesterle’s shot for his second goal in two games.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Parry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parry. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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