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For example, research reported in Science magazine found that in the laboratory, the virus either did not replicate or did not spread easily in dogs, pigs, chickens, or ducks.
EVERYTHING WE KNOW—AND DON’T KNOW—ABOUT HUMAN-TO-ANIMAL COVID TRANSMISSIONJAKEMETHSEPTEMBER 4, 2020FORTUNEThe pathway itself is a bit of a strange duck, because not all neurons that form it respond to the initial fear.
TOWARDS �ETERNAL SUNSHINE’? NEW LINKS FOUND BETWEEN MEMORY AND EMOTIONSHELLY FANJULY 28, 2020SINGULARITY HUB Most eggs in the new study passed through a duck within one hour.
POOPING DUCKS CAN SHED THE LIVE EGGS OF FISHCAROLYN WILKEJULY 17, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThe new study shows how water birds, such as ducks, may be part of that spread, she says.
POOPING DUCKS CAN SHED THE LIVE EGGS OF FISHCAROLYN WILKEJULY 17, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSShallow ponds — called potholes — on the prairie serve as nesting sites for half of the ducks in North America.
SCIENTISTS SAY: PRAIRIEBETHANY BROOKSHIREJULY 13, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSMigratory ducks could travel dozens or possibly hundreds of kilometers before excreting those eggs, the scientists suggest.
FISH EGGS CAN HATCH AFTER BEING EATEN AND POOPED OUT BY DUCKSCAROLYN WILKEJUNE 29, 2020SCIENCE NEWSIt was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYIt is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNEPerhaps it was as well that she allowed such responsibilities to slip past her like water running off the feathers of a duck.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISONThen Kip had to duck back into a darkened doorway as Carlson retraced his steps, and got back into his car.
HOODED DETECTIVE, VOLUME III NO. 2, JANUARY, 1942VARIOUSSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO DUCK
- abdicate
- back out
- bail out
- bow out
- chicken out
- cop out
- cut loose
- desert
- discard
- discontinue
- ditch
- drop
- drop out
- duck
- dump
- dust
- flake out
- fly the coop
- give up the ship
- kiss goodbye
- leave
- leg it
- let go
- opt out
- pull out
- quit
- run out on
- screw
- ship out
- stop
- storm out
- surrender
- take a powder
- take a walk
- throw over
- vacate
- walk out on
- wash hands of
- withdraw
- yield
- abdicating
- back out
- bailing out
- bowing out
- chickening out
- copping out
- cutting loose
- deserting
- discarding
- discontinuing
- ditching
- dropping
- dropping out
- ducking
- dumping
- dusting
- flaking out
- flying the coop
- giving up the ship
- kissing goodbye
- leaving
- legging it
- let going
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- pulling out
- quitting
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- screwing
- shipping out
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- surrendering
- taking a powder
- taking a walk
- throwing over
- vacating
- walking out on
- washing hands of
- withdrawing
- yielding
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
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- fake out
- fend off
- flee
- give the slip
- hide
- hold off
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- obviate
- recoil
- run for cover
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- ward off
- weave
- withdraw
- abstained
- averted
- bypassed
- circumlocuted
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- deflected
- desisted
- ditched
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- dodged
- ducked
- eluded
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- eschewed
- evaded
- faked out
- fended off
- fled
- gave the slip
- held off
- hid
- jumped
- kept clear
- lay low
- obviated
- ran for cover
- recoiled
- shied
- shirked
- shook
- shook and baked
- shook off
- shrank from
- shuffled off
- shunned
- sidestepped
- skip town
- skipped
- skipped out on
- skirted
- stayed away
- stayed out
- steered clear of
- stepped aside
- turned aside
- warded off
- weaved
- withdrew
- abstaining
- averting
- bypassing
- circumlocuting
- circumventing
- deflecting
- desisting
- ditching
- diverting
- dodging
- ducking
- eluding
- escaping
- eschewing
- evading
- faking out
- fending off
- fleeing
- giving the slip
- hiding
- holding off
- jumping
- keeping clear
- lying low
- obviating
- recoiling
- running for cover
- shaking
- shaking and baking
- shaking off
- shirking
- shrinking from
- shuffling off
- shunning
- shying
- sidestepping
- skip town
- skipping
- skipping out on
- skirting
- staying away
- staying out
- steering clear of
- stepping aside
- turning aside
- warding off
- weaving
- withdrawing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.