as in person
a member of the human race
her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck
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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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Recent Examples of duck
Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
So deciding a duck’s ultimate fate, the group showed in a 2021 publication, was impossible.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The Heat had the opportunity to duck the luxury tax had Davion Mitchell been waived and been claimed by another team by Sunday.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
While Waldrop favored raptors — more than half of the collection included hawks, eagles, vultures, falcons, and owls — investigators also noted dozens of duck mounts in the collection.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2025
So deciding a duck’s ultimate fate, the group showed in a 2021 publication, was impossible.
—Charlie Wood, Wired News, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
While making his way to his seat, Richters had to hunch over so to not bump his head on the plane’s ceiling, in addition to ducking his head to avoid an exit sign.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The Heat had the opportunity to duck the luxury tax had Davion Mitchell been waived and been claimed by another team by Sunday.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck
Noun
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The former vice president, who lost to Trump in the November election, will give her most extensive public remarks since leaving office during the keynote at the San Francisco gala, according to a person familiar with the program.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Ever since Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, critics have called the former Fox News weekend host the most underqualified person to ever hold the position.—
John Ficarra,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Get to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sherrod opened the scoring with a 65-yard touchdown, weaving through the defense before breaking into the open backfield.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Grid fleece weaves in about 5 percent elastane (aka Spandex) in a grid-like pattern (hence the name).—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Disapproval of Trump's tariffs is widespread, and his overall approval rating has dipped.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Photograph: Robyn Beck/Getty Images Tesla brought in 20 percent less automotive revenue at the end of last year compared to the year previous, the company reported today, as demand for its electric cars appear to have dipped precipitously across the globe.—
Aarian Marshall,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Enter Johnson and a new era, and a draft class full of guys who ooze competitiveness.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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This made sense: the Pope from Buenos Aires was, by nature, an urban guy.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Most of these are fine goals, and some (such as finally terminating the university’s efforts to evade a Supreme Court–ordered end to its use of race discrimination in admissions) ought to be uncontroversial.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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Security scrutinized: Suspect eluded officers protecting Shapiro Balmer started fires while troopers searched Troopers were able to safely evacuate Shapiro's family and others in the mansion, but the fire raises the question of how Balmer was able to evade security.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These are simply modern reformulations of the same arguments that monopolistic business interests have always used to try to dodge scrutiny and regulation.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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His avoidance of assassination by quick reflexes to dodge a bullet's direct hit, and then rising up to display his resilience, provided a perfect tableau to emphasize his survival skills.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The phenom — who last year became the first Frenchwoman to dunk in a game — is ready for her moment stateside.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Bob, angry with Leslie for dunking Aaron’s head underwater, walks into frame and slaps her hard on the bottom, prompting Leslie to burst into tears.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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