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Recent Examples of parry
Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time
Sept. 1, 2024
Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
When Isak’s shot is parried by Carlos Miguel, Joe Willock follows up to finish.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Democrats were shaken to watch Biden stumble his way through, mixing up names and figures, losing his train of thought, failing to parry Trump’s lies or give coherent descriptions of his own accomplishments and vision for a second term.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024
Vance parried every Walz thrust with the indisputable fact that Harris has been vice president for three and a half years.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
When Isak’s shot is parried by Carlos Miguel, Joe Willock follows up to finish.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Democrats were shaken to watch Biden stumble his way through, mixing up names and figures, losing his train of thought, failing to parry Trump’s lies or give coherent descriptions of his own accomplishments and vision for a second term.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024
Vance parried every Walz thrust with the indisputable fact that Harris has been vice president for three and a half years.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parry
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Some Chinese steel goes through Mexico then into our country, in an effort to evade tariffs on the metal.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Russia has also tested hypersonic missiles, capable of evading American defenses, in the Arctic.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Then her best friend joined the Navy, and Thorn saw a way to escape.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of New Snowbird Options to Florida Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways, and Southwest are adding dozens of new routes to the Sunshine State just in time for northerners to escape the next six weeks of winter.—
Edward Russell,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen keen to enhance trade relations with the Trump administration and avoid tariff tensions with its largest trading partner.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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The greasier the better, Chen says (but people with sensitive skin should avoid olive oil, which can be irritating).—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Of course, the burning question on everyone's mind when the 67th Annual Grammy Awards kick off Sunday, Feb. 2, at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena is if Bey will finally, finally click her wrist and strut away holding the trophy that has eluded her time and time again: Album of the Year.—
Jason Lamphier,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Online support groups have emerged organically, offering 24/7 community when sleep eludes you.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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For six years, Tomasello, a street boss with the Colombo crime family, had dodged federal agents after an infamous mob war in 1991 and 1992 that left 10 people dead.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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But the mayor repeatedly dodged questions about whether his latest effort would include a major tenet from the original draft — a ban on no-knock warrants — that was the animating force behind Young’s demands for reform.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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Instead, to deflect domestic frustrations, Cairo has resorted to vitriolic anti-American and anti-Israeli rhetoric, casting Sisi as a defender of Arab interests and the Palestinian cause.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Witnesses can have incentives to deflect blame onto others as a way of protecting themselves.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Parry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parry. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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