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
Tucker’s own slow start could be a factor in opponents’ avoidance strategy with Ohtani.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Container lines have dealt with higher operating costs amid the mass avoidance of the Strait of Hormuz and the ensuing escalation in oil prices.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
There is a difference between principled disagreement and deliberate avoidance.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Autofocus and automatic keystone correction are on by default, and options for obstacle avoidance and screen matching are also available.
—M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Container lines have dealt with higher operating costs amid the mass avoidance of the Strait of Hormuz and the ensuing escalation in oil prices.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
There is a difference between principled disagreement and deliberate avoidance.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Autofocus and automatic keystone correction are on by default, and options for obstacle avoidance and screen matching are also available.
—M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidance
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This escape, which borders Canada, spans over 218,000 acres with lakes, boreal forests, and trickling streams.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Increase that field too much, and the electrons escape.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Establishment of federal observers The key contribution of the Voting Rights Act that Americans are typically taught about in school is its abolition of racial discrimination in voting.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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The temperance, abolition, and civil-rights movements in America were all motivated in part by religious convictions.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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Former House Speaker Charlie Flaherty plead guilty in 1996 to felony tax evasion as well as violating the state conflict of interest law for taking free vacation housing from lobbyists.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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The agency late last year also increased the number of citable violations from five — including fare evasion, eating or drinking onboard, smoking, or incorrectly using a discount ticket — to 25.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The repeal eliminates all greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks and could unleash a broader undoing of climate regulations on stationary sources such as power plants and oil and gas facilities, experts say.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In February, Zeldin announced a repeal of the endangerment finding, the legal basis by which the government regulates greenhouse gas emissions.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
2 Apr. 2026
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Starter Seth Lugo pitched four strong innings, including artful dodging of traffic in the second, and the bullpen stranded seven Colombia base runners the rest of the way.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Its defense minister last week reported some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by about 2 million Ukrainians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Avoidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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