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Synonyms for dodge
Synonyms: Noun
artifice, device, fetch, flimflam, gambit, gimmick, jig, juggle, knack, play, ploy, ruse, scheme, shenanigan, sleight, stratagem, trick, wile
Synonyms: Verb
duck, jink, sidestep, slalom, weave, zigzag
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Examples of dodge in a Sentence
Noun
It was just another dodge to get out of working. just another dodge to get out of working in the yardVerb
He dodged the first punch but was hit by the second. She dodged through the crowds as she hurried home. We dodged between the cars as we raced across the street. They managed to dodge the reporters by leaving through the back exit. She accused him of dodging his responsibilities as a parent.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Saladino was the promoter of a bogus tax dodge who insisted that personal income in the United States wasn’t taxable and had filed about 1,800 returns on behalf of clients who claimed to owe no income tax. — Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com, "Feds say Oregon man deliberately didn’t file tax returns; his lawyer says he believed he deserved a religious accommodation," 12 Aug. 2019 Whatever the reasons for Mueller's halting performance, whether his apparent befuddlement was artful dodge or evidence of the creeping effects of age and strain, this was always going to be a reluctant, cautious witness. — Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, "ANALYSIS: On Mueller’s final day on the national stage, a halting, faltering performance," 25 July 2019 Doing this changes the default behavior for your active character's primary attack and dodge. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Final Fantasy VII Remake hands-on: Already feels like the one for jaded JRPG fans," 15 June 2019 The ‘token’ woman on a board of directors, for instance, can serve as a hallow corporate symbol of equality; her presence lets the firm dodge criticism without having to enact real change. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, "Why This Trans Rights Activist Is Embracing 'Tokenism:' Broadsheet June 5," 5 June 2019 The decades-old practice known as tax-loss harvesting, or strategically taking investment losses to offset income, is a perfectly legal maneuver that doesn’t so much dodge taxes as defer them. — Asjylyn Loder, WSJ, "Beware the Bold Claims of Tax-Loss Harvesting," 13 Apr. 2019 Enemy clarity is no small thing to lose during high-level combat, when a single bad dodge could be the difference between victory and loot-annihilating defeat. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Diablo 3, Untitled Goose Game lead PAX West’s Nintendo Switch lineup," 4 Sep. 2018 Now, the tool includes upcoming holiday and school breaks—think Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, and spring break—to provide destination inspiration, and make getting out of dodge even easier. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "Google Wants to Plan Your MLK and Presidents’ Day Weekends," 17 Dec. 2018 Matthews points out that this is clearly a dodge: As a DC Circuit judge, Kavanaugh has to honor the precedent of the Supreme Court. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Even most Republicans want to keep Roe v. Wade," 24 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
So what can people do to dodge the orb weaver webs? — Gig Conaughton, Ramona Sentinel, "It’s orb weaver spider season," 16 Aug. 2019 During a recent fan meetup in Dallas, Shawn playfully dodged a question about Camila. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Shawn Mendes Playfully Refused to Answer a Fan’s Question About Camila Cabello," 23 July 2019 In doing so, the FTC’s Democrats raised fears Wednesday that the Facebook executive may ultimately dodge full responsibility for his actions. — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, "For Facebook’s Zuckerberg, FTC settlement could bring a new era of accountability," 24 July 2019 Yet even if the Silicon Valley company dodged that bullet, its pain was just beginning. — Adam Satariano, BostonGlobe.com, "With a $5 billion fine, the pain may just be beginning for Facebook," 14 July 2019 Yet even if the Silicon Valley company dodged that bullet, its pain was just beginning. — Adam Satariano, New York Times, "Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the F.T.C. It Faces Many More.," 13 July 2019 Houston may have dodged a hurricane, but not everything will be calm in the coming days as work along Loop 610 in Uptown will close southbound lanes and likely spill backups onto nearby freeways. — Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, "Loop 610 closing could wreck Memorial-area freeway traffic in Houston," 11 July 2019 In one episode a Chinese father saves his son from a school shooting, heroically dodging a bullet then punching the gunman to the ground before an American SWAT team eventually arrives. — The Economist, "Few things worry China’s elite more than getting their kids into Harvard," 11 July 2019 Companies dodged the bullet, however, when the United States provided assurances that led to a new agreement, called Privacy Shield. — Hadas Gold, CNN, "This European court case against Facebook could have implications far beyond tech," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dodge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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