outflanks

verb

present tense third-person singular of outflank
as in avoids

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanks
  1. avoids
  2. evades
  3. eludes
  4. escapes
  5. shuns
  6. eschews
  7. shakes
  8. dodges
Verb
  • This game may come down to whichever team controls the clock and avoids turnovers.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Setting the shifting moods expertly is Michael Giacchino’s score that nicely avoids the clichés of the genre(s) while still honoring them.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoids
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  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
Verb
  • Max Mathews Everton With one week to go until the start of the season, a new right-back still eludes Everton.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him.
    — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of eludes
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  • This simply means that heat escapes extremely slowly through this material, which is comparable to fiberglass insulation.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Once this reaches a critical point, the gas escapes, driving magma with it until the supply in the magma chamber is exhausted.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of escapes
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  • Continue reading … POLITICS HEARTLAND HERO — Patriotic woman fills void after Dem gov shuns America's 250th birthday bash.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • This strategy shuns grand openings, favoring subtle engagement and long-term commitment, guiding future US growth.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of shuns
Verb
  • Alienware just entered exactly that market with its new 15-inch laptop, which eschews the latest generation of graphics cards to keep the price low while still delivering acceptable speed and style.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Vollmann, who eschews cell phones, email and social media, still has a landline.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of eschews
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  • Near the epicenter, the agency estimated an intensity of VIII, classified as severe on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which measures how strongly the ground shakes at individual locations.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Core Power protein shakes, sold under the Fairlife brand, will be available in banana and strawberry beginning in January, the first new flavors in almost a decade.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of shakes
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  • Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • West Orange dodges a huge bullet as Hoban’s John Johnson drops a wide open pass that would’ve been an 80 yard touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dodges
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“Outflanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanks. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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