as in ruse
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
just another dodge to get out of working in the yard
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as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets
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as in to evade
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance
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Recent Examples of dodge
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Defenders of Google might argue that tax dodges help the company amass needed funds for future innovations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2010
Mike Ives, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Other must-reads Chinese films dodging censors have no place to go.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
One missed dodge or explosive effect and boom, gone.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Defenders of Google might argue that tax dodges help the company amass needed funds for future innovations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2010
Verb
In Hanoi and other Vietnamese cities at this time of year, potted kumquat trees fastened to motorbike seats dodge and weave through traffic in a haze of orange.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Other must-reads Chinese films dodging censors have no place to go.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodge
Noun
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Matty, for her part, isn’t worried about getting in any real trouble if her ruse is uncovered.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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But some of the writers fell for the alleged ruse, which eventually involved the literary agent from a company called PageTurner Press & Media asking for advance payments for services such as book insurance, hiring editors to help update the book or hiring publicists to promote it.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Her latest feature, The Ice Tower (La Tour de glace), is no exception, weaving a twisted retro fairytale that sits somewhere between Frozen and Mulholland Drive.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Watch the video | Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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The legal battle gained further attention when, on February 7, a federal appeals court ruled on a procedural matter in the investigation, which had initially considered whether McMahon had circumvented WWE's internal controls to hide these allegations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Other countries under sanctions – Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela – have previously employed clandestine shipping networks to circumvent international scrutiny and sanctions.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Feb. 2025
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Cut to the two men brawling in the bowels of a derelict ship in the Miami port, where Spencer has imprisoned and ultimately attempts to drown his son to evade capture.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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After Shark Attack on Bahamas Vacation, the Victims, 1 with 'Shredded' Foot, Speak Out In the actual video, Wells also apologized for his expletive-laden reaction while still attempting to evade the predator.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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When Tony White left after the regular season for Florida State, Nebraska lost a defensive tactician and a coordinator who brought an effective scheme to the Blackshirts.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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What’s needed now are more flexible funding schemes and opportunities that will allow Latvian productions to be competitive on the global market.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As a throng of taxis shuttled people through Mayfair ahead of the BAFTAs and London Fashion Week, another stylish and starry crowd was ducking into the Curzon cinema for Miu Miu’s 29th edition of Women’s Tales.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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Eschewing the big pre-game parties, the couple ducked into small restaurant uptown for a private dinner date, according to video obtained Fox 8 New Orleans.—
Lawrence Yee,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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In a post on X, the NYPD asked people to avoid the area as the investigation proceeded.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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However, Thompson noted that some movement each day is necessary to avoid tiredness.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Dodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodge. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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