evade capture/arrest
idiom
: to avoid being captured/arrested
They have evaded capture/arrest so far.
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As part of the operation, authorities apprehended a 40-year-old Mexican national who had been deported on two prior occasions and attempted to evade capture by car and later on foot.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
According to the complaint, Dugan allegedly sought to help Flores-Ruiz evade arrest by federal officers from an ICE task force.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Authorities said Decker, a former Army infantryman with survival skills, may have used his rugged survivalist capabilities to evade capture.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The turning point was a Super Bowl stunt, orchestrated by Disney marketers, that found Stitch seeming to break onto the field shortly after the coin toss and evade capture by stadium staff.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
According to the complaint, Dugan allegedly sought to help Flores-Ruiz evade arrest by federal officers from an ICE task force.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Authorities said Decker, a former Army infantryman with survival skills, may have used his rugged survivalist capabilities to evade capture.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The turning point was a Super Bowl stunt, orchestrated by Disney marketers, that found Stitch seeming to break onto the field shortly after the coin toss and evade capture by stadium staff.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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“Evade capture/arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20capture%2Farrest. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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