Thesaurus results for PARRY

parry

verb

as in to evade

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Recent Examples of parry The 40-year-old mayor, who gave birth to a daughter seven weeks ago, parried effectively with the GOP critics, answered questions directly when her peers wouldn’t, and at a few key points even turned the tables on her GOP adversaries. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025 Each character has their own mana meter that can be expended to use magical attacks, in addition to more complex blocking, dashing, and parrying skills than what’s been seen in Dotemu’s previous releases. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025 No chances were conceded until Palace scored before the half-hour mark, with Martinez parrying a header straight towards Ismaila Sarr. —Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 The 30-year-old reacted quickest after the Rennes goalkeeper parried a shot, turning the rebound into the net. —Ben Church, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parry

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Overtourism is to blame That year, a railway company also launched a probe against four popular YouTubers over their stunt to evade fares on public transport, according to local media.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
The group has claimed dozens of strikes against Israel throughout the war in Gaza, some of which have managed to evade the country's state-of-the-art air defense systems.

— Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025