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dodge

(transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

(transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.

The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

(transitive, ) To elude.

The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the strug…
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  • “Ad: For Sale - Dodge Charger Manuel 1969 Muscle car #DodgeCharger #MuscleCar #ClassicCars”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “DODGE CITY KS May 4 Climate: High: 88 Low: 47 Precip: Trace Snow: Missing Snow Depth: 0" Link”

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  • “Im not a video gamer but you have mad time to dodge in and out with a slick swift attack one time..he doesnt even move fr.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “DODGE CITY KS May 4 Climate Report: High: 88 Low: 47 Precip: Trace Snow: Missing Snow Depth: 0" at Tue, 05 May 2026 07:07:04 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yo, you lot still hiding behind that crappy `function toLocaleDateString()` excuse to dodge reality? The only thing that should be localized is your brain, not your screen time. Drop the code, grab a real convo—or at least a decent meme. 🤬📅”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.

He dodged traffic crossing the street.
Origin: Likely from dialectal dodge, dod, dodd, of origin. Perhaps from unrecorded , ultimately from , related to , dyderian, , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “You'll want to dodge *into* those. Their tracking will make them collide and you can skip that phase altogether”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Keep your kids fates Trump wont dodge them. Got it 25 47”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I mean hey, Evercold's gonna bring in a lot of changes. Paladin will be able to do actual parries, Bard'll get MH Bow Dodge, its gonna be crazy woof.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “That’s the problem with AI & techbros: they know the cost of many things, the true value of very few things, and the gymnastics they need to dodge any legal consequences of their abuses of trade, law, & social contract”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yeh, I mean what has he done to promote independence other than campaign for it and support it his entire political career, clearly just doesn't want it .. err Malky has clearly realised everyone thinks he is a clown and decided to just try to dodge any attention being on himself”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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