outflanking

Definition of outflankingnext
present participle of outflank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanking
Verb
  • The battery is reported to retain more than 90 percent of its driving range even at –40 degrees Celsius, avoiding the sharp winter degradation commonly associated with both LFP and nickel-manganese-cobalt batteries.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Sokolowski also recommends avoiding misting your refrigerator with water directly—always apply it to a microfiber cloth first.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • He was also charged with evading arrest the same day.
    Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The teen was arrested on suspicion of crimes including assaulting a person with a semi-automatic firearm, brandishing a firearm, negligently discharging a firearm, evading a peace officer and driving under the influence of alcohol, the sheriff’s office said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The magistrate and her elderly mother were held for 30 hours in a garage in southern France’s Drôme region before escaping, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Essentially, a defeatist tone was set once Shaheed zoomed through the 49ers on his 95-yard kick return, eluding Chase Lucas, Luke Gifford and, alas, kicker Eddy Piñeiro, who tried to trip Shaheed at the 55-yard line.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Ditto football, although their yearbook could include photos of troopers eluding not tacklers, but media cameramen trying to get their photos after their arrests.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • O’Connor proves herself up to the task by eschewing the traditional cradle-to-grave narrative, peppered with interviews with those who knew the protagonist.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Each No-Suction Cleaner reduces airborne contamination by eschewing suction and filters.
    William Jones, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, new advocacy groups like The Jewish Majority and the Movement Against Antizionism have called for shunning those expressing anti-Zionist or anti-Israel sentiment from Judaism’s big tent.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And a whole succession of leaders from countries that are nominally still American allies — Britain, Germany, South Korea — are wooing rather than shunning Beijing to deepen economic cooperation.
    Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This new #earthquake shaking potential map from the California Geological Survey highlights the distribution of shaking hazard across #California.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Her legs were physically shaking in her beginning pose.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But the bigger concern hanging over the industry is the rise of prediction markets like Kalshi, which have come out of nowhere over the last year to offer a new way to bet on sports, bypassing the state-level gambling regulations that have restricted the spread of older gambling apps.
    Peyton Forte, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • On either side of the bridge, there are dozens of illicit routes across the river that are controlled by binational armed groups, bypassing even the occasional cursory checks that might occur at the official border crossing.
    Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Outflanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanking. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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