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as in to avoid
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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as in person
a member of the human race
her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck
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Recent Examples of duck
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Midday was for ducking into a family-run lodge for miso ramen or chicken katsu, the kind of spot where the windows fog up and the air smells of rich broth.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Champagne and duck fat fries for $25?
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Oduro and about 20 students ducked and huddled behind a desk in front of the auditorium, the only refuge available, and called 911.
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Cubes of duck liver might arrive in a glass vessel shaped like a hen.
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To avoid this dilemma, my aunt always travels with a portable power bank like this slim option from Anker.—
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Learn how to properly thaw frozen pipes, and how to avoid them in the first place.—
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
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Culturally, 2026 is the year cannabis truly weaves into everyday life.—
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Wipe the seal with a soft cloth dipped in some warm baking soda water and dry completely before closing the door.—
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Best of all, with prices dipping as low as $8, now’s the moment to upgrade your winter travel wardrobe without breaking the bank.—
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Earlier that evening, Garden Grove police had been contacted by the Santa Ana Police Department, which was investigating a possible missing-person case after the woman failed to report to work, police said.—
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The occasional person on a walk or shopper at one of the barely dozen stores still open, but the sound inside the mall is mostly just silence.—
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Davis faces three counts of first-degree assault and a single count each of second-degree manslaughter, evading responsibility involving a death, reckless driving and failure to drive in the proper lane.—
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Ashton Hill, 17, was charged with discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, evading arrest, riot participation, possession of marijuana under two ounces in a drug-free zone and possession of CS PG2 under one gram.—
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French President Emmanuel Macron dodged a similar question.—
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Wardlaw's flimsy pretext is the go-to move of those dodging transparency.—
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Jacob Wilkins, Dominique’s 19-year-old son, is a 6-foot-9 freshman forward for the Bulldogs known for similar off-the-charts athleticism and dunking prowess.—
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Marquette grabbed eight offensive rebounds to the Huskies’ four in the first half and was able to put together a 10-3 run in the final minutes, cutting its deficit to five before Reed scored three unanswered, dunking in the final seconds to push the difference back to eight at halftime.—
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Georgia grows tired of her husband and their nightly trips to the fancy French restaurant and decides to have an affair with another man at another table (Alan Howard).—
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Minutes later, police received a call from a different location from a man who said he’d been shot by federal officers and was requesting help, according to Day and dispatch audio.—
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“Duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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