ducked

verb

Definition of duckednext
past tense of duck
1
as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work

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2
as in weaved
to move suddenly aside or to and fro duck behind a pillar before they see us

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3
as in dipped
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid ducked the new camper in the lake as a joke

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ducked
  1. avoided
  2. dipped
  3. evaded
  4. dodged
  5. immersed
  6. escaped
  7. drowned
Verb
  • Sweeping, taking out the garbage or even washing your hair should be avoided.
    Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Washington avoided the direct hit, leaving Orr to land on his back.
    Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Mortgage rates haven't dipped along with the Fed's cuts because they're based on several factors besides the central bank's benchmark rate.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Brunson’s points per game have dipped from north of 28 to north of 25, but that was to be expected with the additions of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of dipped
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
  • 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
  • In another photo, the trio of ladies were immersed in conversation, as was Chalamet, and all four stars were smiling.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of immersed
Verb
  • Oklahoma went into Knoxville and barely escaped with a win over Tennessee.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Stuffed for no gain, the Steelers turned the ball over on downs but still escaped with a win thanks to six Chris Boswell field goals.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of drowned
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