1
as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
her congenital avoidance of conflict makes talking about problems with her difficult
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2
as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
plans to petition the court for an avoidance of the prenuptial agreement
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Recent Examples of avoidance
But the avoidance of probate is often suggested to minimize cost and time delays.
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
This is not just a violation of students’ academic freedom, which includes the avoidance of ideological indoctrination.
—Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Organizational Consequences Of Dysregulation When leaders consistently model unregulated behavior—whether through avoidance, defensiveness or outbursts—the effects permeate the organization.
—Andriana Eliadis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The rest are basically asking teams not to be too terrible in categories like clutch hitting, home run avoidance on the mound, contact hitting and speed.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
This is not just a violation of students’ academic freedom, which includes the avoidance of ideological indoctrination.
—Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Organizational Consequences Of Dysregulation When leaders consistently model unregulated behavior—whether through avoidance, defensiveness or outbursts—the effects permeate the organization.
—Andriana Eliadis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The rest are basically asking teams not to be too terrible in categories like clutch hitting, home run avoidance on the mound, contact hitting and speed.
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidance
Noun
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Reading has always been my escape when life feels overwhelming.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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This isn’t just another run-of-the-feed, Instagrammable escape.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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For starters, many early independence movements in Latin America were linked to the abolition of slavery—most notably in Haiti.—
Book Marks
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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Officials also believe the curriculum provides students with an in-depth understanding of the abolition of slavery, highlights the importance of events like Juneteenth and the Civil Rights Movement, and celebrates the contributions of Black Texans.—
Jaden Edison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Alcantara has two other arrests for weapons possession and fare evasion, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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“Avoidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidance. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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