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shied

1 American  
[shahyd] / ʃaɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of shy.

shied 2 American  
[shahyd] / ʃaɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of shy.

shied British  
/ ʃaɪd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of shy 1 shy 2

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But while her previous pictures never shied away from tenderness despite their outré scenarios, her latest is a far more melancholy affair.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He has embarrassingly conflated Iraq and Iran, and backpedaled on whether the U.S. is at war, but he has never shied away from a cable news hit.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

One thing you can't ever say about me is I've shied away from a challenge.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

But Mr. Cole never shied away from his flaws, so perhaps this imperfect closing statement makes a certain kind of sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Widespread preoccupation with litigation, however, is not the only—or even the main—reason civil rights groups have shied away from challenging the new caste system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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