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  • present participle of dodge.

dodging





NOUN
circumvention
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Car radios were still uncommon, but one afternoon, the airborne commander spent 20 minutes chewing out a Sunday driver he saw weaving and dodging through a traffic jam in Queens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

In the 20-minute gameplay sequence, Lara Croft -- still in her famous blue top and brown shorts -- explores an abandoned tomb in Greece, battling panthers and dodging giant swords falling from the ceiling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Evercore analysts said the move will also allow SpaceX to put data centers into orbit, potentially dodging the growing backlash in the U.S. against artificial-intelligence cloud operators.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Strictly stars were joined by five other pairs of celebrities as they spent two weeks dodging expert hunters.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

I sprint across the bridge into Building 2, dodging nurses and patients and doctors, and head through the double doors into the east entrance of the NICU.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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