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as in evaded
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like
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as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress
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Recent Examples of avoided
By contrast, Lai has avoided implying that there exists one China that includes Taiwan.
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Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Except for a few urgent medical issues, such as an infected cut, Reed avoided health care providers.
—Charlotte Huff, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Under earlier presidential administrations, schools were considered a sensitive location where immigration arrests should be avoided.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The Heat avoided a rare 0-2 start.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite the scale, injuries were limited and fatal outcomes avoided.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Katie avoided confrontation and tension.
—Denise Lorence, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The case was set to go to trial last month, but Amazon avoided that by agreeing to this settlement.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Except for a few urgent medical issues, such as an infected cut, Reed avoided health care providers.
—Charlotte Huff, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Five years on, and somehow, the American economy has not only avoided a contraction but has managed to grow—an outcome many investors thought impossible.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Under earlier presidential administrations, schools were considered a sensitive location where immigration arrests should be avoided.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The Heat avoided a rare 0-2 start.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite the scale, injuries were limited and fatal outcomes avoided.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Katie avoided confrontation and tension.
—Denise Lorence, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The case was set to go to trial last month, but Amazon avoided that by agreeing to this settlement.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoided
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But this freedom evaded Russia because the Soviet system was never fully dismantled.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Data from the agency estimates that 33% of bus riders evaded paying fares in 2025.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the 1980s, the Construction Differential Subsidy was abolished, hollowing out the commercial base.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rogers noted that the book argues that a central cause of the war was Anglo settlers’ determination to keep slaves in bondage after Mexico largely abolished it.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then Tottenham, another of this season’s strongest starters, escaped with a win at Elland Road when the hosts deserved at least a draw, if not more.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Under the pretense of going to the bathroom, Dunne escaped out the window and took off in her car, which Sweeney jumped the hood of.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Bush told PEOPLE that Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, have previously put on the party, but work commitments prevented Steinfeld from continuing the tradition.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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While the government shutdown has prevented data sharing from any NASA missions that have observed the comet since October 1, the ESA’s Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter attempted to capture views of 3I/ATLAS in October.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Surf City voters repealed the review board in a special election in June.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Northwest Passage Act, which offered a reward to any Briton who could chart a shipping route through Arctic Canada to Asia, had been repealed in 1818.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet, in a recent interview with fellow journalist Jorge Ramos, Mamdani dodged questions about whether Venezuela’s and Cuba’s rulers are dictators.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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The lieutenant governor is adamant that transgender girls be excluded from sports teams and banned from bathrooms, while Spanberger has dodged the subject and claimed that school issues should be handled locally.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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After previously awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to organizations around the country were canceled in April, Wisconsin Humanities went into survival mode and launched an emergency fundraising campaign.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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It was canceled before the end of the first season.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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After New York helped the ladies decorate their cakes for the next 120 seconds, Dan ultimately eliminated one of them in pursuit of the prize.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite being a favorite among her fellow contestants, she was eliminated from the group’s running early on.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Avoided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoided. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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