parried

verb

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. ducked
  6. dodged
  7. sidestepped
  8. deflected
Verb
  • Fort Worth Eastern Hills improved to 2-0 in District 5-4A Division I behind running back Chris Johnson, who has 841 yards and 16 touchdowns in five games, as the Highlanders chase a district title that has evaded them since 1975.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For the tax years 2022 and 2023, Steve Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $155,021, while Ted Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $97,354, prosecutors said.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Indian cricketers have avoided handshakes with Pakistan players, and have refused to accept the trophy and medals from a Pakistani official at more than one tournament.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Then Baldwin avoided chasing a pair of sliders to even the count.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • On a scramble of roughly 20 yards, Katz escaped the pocket, broke tackles and juked defenders in the open field to extend the drive.
    — D’Joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The game itself was one of the best contests of the regular season, as Clark and Cunningham escaped Atlanta with an overtime victory, avenging their earlier losses to Reese and the Dream earlier in the season.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Unfortunately, reasonable health has eluded San Francisco for most of the past two seasons.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But directly detecting WIMPs, or other alternative hypothetical dark matter particles, has eluded physicists for decades.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • Even so, the show ducked and dived the long arm of the network fuddy-duddies beautifully, skirting the edge of censorship with a knowing wink, clever pun, and out-of-this-world comedic timing.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But then, Jackson ducked low beneath two heavyweight defenders.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of ducked
Verb
  • Each time the door shut behind the man, Shawn had the feeling that some danger had been temporarily dodged, some crisis averted until the next day.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Senior quarterback Landon Conroy dodged rushers, revved up his arm and brought the North Stars within 14 points early in the fourth quarter before Batavia held on for a 55-35 victory.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • The president, who sat down with Time magazine for a 75-minute interview published Thursday, sidestepped multiple questions about Netanyahu's reelection bid.
    — SEUNG MIN KIM, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In public appearances, Netanyahu sidestepped questions about whether Israel would investigate the incident alongside Riyadh officials.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sidestepped
Verb
  • Delane also had a tackle for a 5-yard loss and deflected a pass.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Scalise deflected, pointing to Trump’s accessibility to the media and claimed that Joe Biden removed the press credentials from more than 400 news organizations.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of deflected
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“Parried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parried. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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