1
as in evades
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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2
as in abolishes
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 avoids
As long as Lagway avoids turnovers, the Gators will have a chance in the fourth quarter to steal a big SEC win.
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Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025
Supporting Jones with a stingy defense and a run-heavy offense that ensures balance and avoids placing too much pressure on the quarterback’s shoulders, Steichen has the Colts atop the AFC South standings with a 3-1 record.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … 'ARTIST ACTIVIST' – 'The View' praises Bad Bunny as halftime show performer as singer avoids US shows.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
This helps keep the smaller canines safe and avoids potential scuffles.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Pros Leaf raking is quiet, so there are no time constraints; Collecting leaves manually not only avoids disturbing neighbors or wildlife, is also does not cause air pollution.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Chandler avoids Basha this season with the Premier Region broken up.
—Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Airlearn avoids that pitfall by leading each lesson into conversational practice, combining grammar, pronunciation, and context to bridge the gap from recognition to use.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Apple avoids the industry-standard term PWA, instead offering what the company calls a web app capability, but these can't appear in the Mac App Store.
—PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025
Supporting Jones with a stingy defense and a run-heavy offense that ensures balance and avoids placing too much pressure on the quarterback’s shoulders, Steichen has the Colts atop the AFC South standings with a 3-1 record.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … 'ARTIST ACTIVIST' – 'The View' praises Bad Bunny as halftime show performer as singer avoids US shows.
—FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
This helps keep the smaller canines safe and avoids potential scuffles.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Pros Leaf raking is quiet, so there are no time constraints; Collecting leaves manually not only avoids disturbing neighbors or wildlife, is also does not cause air pollution.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Chandler avoids Basha this season with the Premier Region broken up.
—Richard Obert, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Airlearn avoids that pitfall by leading each lesson into conversational practice, combining grammar, pronunciation, and context to bridge the gap from recognition to use.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Apple avoids the industry-standard term PWA, instead offering what the company calls a web app capability, but these can't appear in the Mac App Store.
—PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoids
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For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
27 Sep. 2025
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Oh plays Eve, a deskbound MI-5 agent who longs to be a spy in the field, a dream that is soon realized when a mutual obsession develops between her and a sadistic, sociopathic assassin (Jodie Comer) who always evades capture.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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Jesan escapes from defeat by kidnapping Ji-yeon and requesting Heon meet him alone.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … ON THE RUN – Fear grips major US city as accused teen killer escapes in jail error.—
,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Miami cancels school, orders state of emergency About 10 minutes to the west, the community of Miami was also recovering from intense flooding.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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This prevents the formation of large turbulent swirls that can destabilize a conventional canopy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Leaving this out of the story of tenure prevents scholars from effectively withstanding attacks that seek to remake how academic labor is performed today.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The House spending bill would use that power as a cudgel, halting congressional approval of FASB’s budget (see page 108) until the accounting agency repeals its new disclosure rules.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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But most important, its vacuum design is quiet, easy to use, and eliminates mess.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The plan eliminates nearly $2 billion in debt and provides access to $500 million in financing, which the company says will position it for future success.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ahmed stars as Ash, an anonymous broker who dodges that Orwellian surveillance to help sketchy companies and whistleblowers come to an agreement.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The iRobot Roomba Essential quietly cleans the floors, dodges furniture like it’s lived here forever, and empties itself when it’s done.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Avoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoids. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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