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
If screen avoidance isn’t realistic every night, enable night mode and keep devices at arm’s length.
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Before this seismic shift, Netanyahu’s longevity as prime minister was built on a foundation of conflict avoidance.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Projection spans 30 to 150 inches, while Intelligent Instant Setup automatically handles autofocus, keystone correction, screen fit, and obstacle avoidance.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
There has also been an avoidance of taking big swings on defensive tackles early in drafts.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Before this seismic shift, Netanyahu’s longevity as prime minister was built on a foundation of conflict avoidance.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Projection spans 30 to 150 inches, while Intelligent Instant Setup automatically handles autofocus, keystone correction, screen fit, and obstacle avoidance.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
There has also been an avoidance of taking big swings on defensive tackles early in drafts.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidance
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The Madison has extensive strains of DNA from Redford’s adaptation of The Horse Whisperer, with its emphasis on a rural escape as the ultimate salve for psychic wounds, but also Ordinary People, a film about the impact of grief on the family unit.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 2007, a Syrian journalism student arrived in Damascus for an exam with a secret escape plan.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the back of his script binder, Doug Gross carried the will of Elihu Embree, the newspaper editor and slave owner who wrote what is believed to be the nation’s first publication solely dedicated to abolition.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The house’s illness comes from its abolition of imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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In 1992, he was indicted on charges of tax evasion and mail fraud following a three-year FBI corruption investigation.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Federal prosecutors said his principal business Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control was a front for criminal activity, including extortion, fraud, tax evasion and drug trafficking.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Years later, Meridian Mayor Robert Simison was still urging a full repeal of the bill.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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One is the repeal of the tax breaks, and another is designed to protect consumers from paying for infrastructure costs associated with serving the hulking computing centers.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026.
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