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
Now a quarter century into a career largely characterized by mystique and a seeming avoidance of the public eye, Atobe has spent the better part of the 2020s slowly opening up, with some bemusement.
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Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
The models listed by the IIHS all include accident avoidance and mitigation features that can keep drivers and occupants safe.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Strong federal enforcement through audits and information reporting would likely limit tax evasion and avoidance by the richest households, the economists concluded.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday evening, United Airlines Flight 589 from San Francisco was preparing to land at the Orange County airport when a collision avoidance alarm sounded in the cockpit.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
The models listed by the IIHS all include accident avoidance and mitigation features that can keep drivers and occupants safe.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Strong federal enforcement through audits and information reporting would likely limit tax evasion and avoidance by the richest households, the economists concluded.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday evening, United Airlines Flight 589 from San Francisco was preparing to land at the Orange County airport when a collision avoidance alarm sounded in the cockpit.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidance
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The serene setting, where only the wind whispers through the pines, makes this remote ranch perfect for an unforgettable family escape.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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For Havana residents enduring frequent blackouts and shortages, a night of rumba and salsa offers an escape.—
Natalia Favre,
Los Angeles Times,
4 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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The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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The new security gates to curb fare evasion and improve safety (more than 80% of the crime at BART used to come from fare jumpers) were delayed for years due to budget inaction.—
Steve Glazer,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is not a marginal activity but a consolidated and expanding sector that has operated under a legal framework since the repeal of PASPA in 2018, and whose sustainability depends largely on the visibility of legal operators.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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After consecutive years of other legislation that sought an outright repeal of the Medicaid expansion over rising expense to taxpayers, the work requirements bill was branded a compromise to rein in costs.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 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 9 Apr. 2026.
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