as in evaded
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
the millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught
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Recent Examples of eluded
With home ownership becoming increasingly difficult amid high interest rates and inflationary prices, that dream has eluded many Americans.
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Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
However, a championship again eluded the Knicks, as Mikan and the Lakers beat them in the Finals for a second consecutive year, that time in five games.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
When success eluded her, her shrink suggested a career switch.
—Curbed Editors, Curbed, 13 May 2026
Ronaldo, at 41, still seeks the one grand prize that has eluded him.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
And then my family kind of eluded to it a little bit after upstairs.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Luis Arraez doubled with one out off bulk-inning reliever Jesse Scholtens, and Rafael Devers lined a two-out pitch to deep left that eluded Simpson at the wall.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Yainer Diaz’s grounder up the middle eluded second baseman Jeremiah Jackson.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
During Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Repole will attempt to capture a prize that has eluded his team at Repole Stable.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
However, a championship again eluded the Knicks, as Mikan and the Lakers beat them in the Finals for a second consecutive year, that time in five games.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
When success eluded her, her shrink suggested a career switch.
—Curbed Editors, Curbed, 13 May 2026
Ronaldo, at 41, still seeks the one grand prize that has eluded him.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
And then my family kind of eluded to it a little bit after upstairs.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Luis Arraez doubled with one out off bulk-inning reliever Jesse Scholtens, and Rafael Devers lined a two-out pitch to deep left that eluded Simpson at the wall.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Yainer Diaz’s grounder up the middle eluded second baseman Jeremiah Jackson.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026
During Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, Repole will attempt to capture a prize that has eluded his team at Repole Stable.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eluded
Verb
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Ilango had successfully evaded the decades-old impossibility result.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
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The Knicks have found the very consistency that’s evaded them in the past.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Whether the Michael sequel will come to fruition and cover any of this uncharted territory—or flash back to territory that was avoided in the first film, like the entirety of The Wiz—is heretofore unknown.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Schwarzenegger’s strategy energized Californians who wanted to punish incumbent Democrats, but avoided scaring too many of the state’s median voters.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Stray bits of hair escaped my ponytail and stung my eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The injured duckling was treated at a veterinary clinic while the other ducklings escaped the area with the mother duck.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Eluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eluded. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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