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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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Cut to the two men brawling in the bowels of a derelict ship in the Miami port, where Spencer has imprisoned and ultimately attempts to drown his son to evade capture.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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After Shark Attack on Bahamas Vacation, the Victims, 1 with 'Shredded' Foot, Speak Out In the actual video, Wells also apologized for his expletive-laden reaction while still attempting to evade the predator.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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In a post on X, the NYPD asked people to avoid the area as the investigation proceeded.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In an attempt to avoid further drama, the group hatches a plan to keep the ladies and their exes separated during the upcoming boat ride.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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There are probably only two clubs in the Premier League who badly need an elite striker and might be in a position to offer Kane a place in the 2025-26 Champions League and a crack at winning the trophies that eluded him at Tottenham Hotspur.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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By the numbers: One requirement that eluded Nashville in the past was its stock of hotel rooms.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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William Byron raced to his second straight Daytona 500 win, dodging a string of late-race wrecks that knocked out a chunk of contenders and sent the Hendrick Motorsports driver into victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, states with diversified trade portfolios will largely dodge the direct fallout.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Stones did his usual long barrier, and Odegaard’s shot deflected off his thigh and into the net.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Intelligent, effective opposition turns not on regarding every move Trump makes as evil and autocratic, meaning that he must be stopped by any means necessary, but on sorting out which of his goals are popular and make sense, and which need to be modified, deflected or blocked.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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