as in to evade
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Recent Examples of outflank
There are several of these super-creeps — too many for Dina and Ellie to outflank.
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Kennedy had entered office hoping to alter Washington’s reputation in the developing world by encouraging reform movements and decolonization as a way to outflank Moscow.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2025
Lee is outflanking Taylor in vote transfers from Webb and Tyron Jordan, the respective fifth- and third-place candidates.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
For Iran, Hezbollah was supposed to be the cornerstone of its strategy to outflank superior adversaries, such as Israel, with armed proxies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noel Murray, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Kennedy had entered office hoping to alter Washington’s reputation in the developing world by encouraging reform movements and decolonization as a way to outflank Moscow.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2025
Lee is outflanking Taylor in vote transfers from Webb and Tyron Jordan, the respective fifth- and third-place candidates.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
For Iran, Hezbollah was supposed to be the cornerstone of its strategy to outflank superior adversaries, such as Israel, with armed proxies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Cromartie also took a plea deal for charges including strangulation, third degree assault of a police officer, first degree wanton endangerment, disarming a peace officer, fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest and violation of a foreign protective order, according to court records.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
18 July 2025
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Of late, Netanyahu has attempted to fudge the issue by pushing through legislation that would create a technical process for drafting the ultra-Orthodox but in practice make the new requirements easy to evade.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
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Close the blinds and curtains on sun-facing windows to block the sun's rays and avoid unwanted heat.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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After all, avoiding some topics or questions altogether could be perceived as a political response, said Mark Riedl, a professor of computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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The right-hander had flashed some of his premium stuff in the outing, touching 101 mph in the first inning and striking out four batters before his command eluded him in the fourth inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Republicans have ruled Texas for the past 20 years, but one of their longest-running top priorities has always eluded them.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Aug. 2025
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The presumption that refugees move over borders for just a few weeks to escape some crisis then quickly return home is pollyannaish.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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In a society that shunned unwed mothers, some women were pressured to give up their infants soon after giving birth.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Threaded through all this heaviness, however, is a palpable joy, a kind of luminous gratitude for having found one another, despite their presence in a country that routinely shuns them.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
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The new finish eschews gimmicks in favor of engineering and simplicity.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The 21-track set features another sonic left turn for The Bieb, eschewing the widescreen pop sound of his Justice LP in favor of a softer, more intimate alt-R&B, inspired by collaborators like Dijon, Mk.gee, Eddie Benjamin and Carter Lang.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
22 July 2025
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The two men appeared to shake hands before parting ways.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 July 2025
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Accompanied by her brother-in-law, Sen. Edward Kennedy, the former first lady was seen at N.Y.C.'s 21 Club — shaking hands with other frequenters.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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The idea is to circumvent the lengthy process of developers and IP-owners finding one another and thrashing out a deal.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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The nationwide experience with direct democracy and reproductive freedom since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade highlights the impact of the initiative process to check a state’s ability to circumvent the political will of the people.—
Mark Dorosin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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“Outflank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflank. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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