as in slippery
hard to find, capture, or isolate
the giant squid is one of the ocean's most elusive inhabitants
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Recent Examples of elusive
Real connection can often feel elusive in the digital world, which is why retail experiences prioritizing the human element now stand apart.
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
It’s all left Democratic leaders on and off of Capitol Hill treading delicately to an elusive balance to appease both camps — or at least not infuriate one of them.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Those are the very aims of our journalists at Radio Free Europe — to inform, inspire, and uphold freedoms often elusive to our audiences.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 May 2025
However, this is proving elusive as the fighting grinds on, with Russian leader Vladimir Putin launching some of his country's largest aerial assaults of the war in recent weeks.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 1 May 2025
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Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
It’s all left Democratic leaders on and off of Capitol Hill treading delicately to an elusive balance to appease both camps — or at least not infuriate one of them.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 May 2025
Those are the very aims of our journalists at Radio Free Europe — to inform, inspire, and uphold freedoms often elusive to our audiences.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 May 2025
However, this is proving elusive as the fighting grinds on, with Russian leader Vladimir Putin launching some of his country's largest aerial assaults of the war in recent weeks.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elusive
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Comments Over nine seasons, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and his fraudulent associate Mike (Patrick J. Adams) foiled multiple foes, from slippery criminal Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts) to crafty Anita Gibbs (Leslie Hope) to original name partner baddie Daniel Hardman (David Costabile).—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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Forever is set in the near past, and that’s the only element of the production that leans toward slightly slippery avoidance.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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The premise established in Season 1 has Charlie fleeing from the mob, which is another reason for her transient life on the road.—
Nina Metz Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2025
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The hotel room fees known as transient occupancy tax or TOT, are anticipated to climb about 2.7% to $17 million.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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The International Space Station (ISS) executed evasive maneuvers Wednesday evening (April 30) to avoid a piece of passing space debris.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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At least one Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) resolution advisory -- the most serious warning that tells the pilots to take immediate evasive action to avoid a collision -- was triggered per month at Reagan due to proximity to a helicopter from 2011 to 2024, Homendy said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Elusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elusive. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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