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
Such deals have long eluded Congress.
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
However, one interview eluded Rebecca Miller, the film’s director.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, China is pushing the envelope, making breakthroughs in next-generation nuclear technologies that have eluded the West.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
Movement With No Manifesto The diversity of the exhibits partly explains why the movement eluded definition for a long time.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
If that awareness spreads to other highly tariffed sectors, from furniture to heavy machinery, this administration may unintentionally succeed in unlocking widespread adoption of circularity that has eluded its backers for decades.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The search for Egypt’s last queen For nearly 20 years, Martínez has dedicated her work to locating Cleopatra’s burial site, a mystery that has eluded archaeologists for centuries.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
However, one interview eluded Rebecca Miller, the film’s director.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
At the same time, China is pushing the envelope, making breakthroughs in next-generation nuclear technologies that have eluded the West.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
Movement With No Manifesto The diversity of the exhibits partly explains why the movement eluded definition for a long time.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?
—David Grann, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
If that awareness spreads to other highly tariffed sectors, from furniture to heavy machinery, this administration may unintentionally succeed in unlocking widespread adoption of circularity that has eluded its backers for decades.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
For more than 40 years, the person responsible for the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on Long Island has eluded capture.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The search for Egypt’s last queen For nearly 20 years, Martínez has dedicated her work to locating Cleopatra’s burial site, a mystery that has eluded archaeologists for centuries.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eluded
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Although there is wiggle-room for the inflationary temperature/energy scale to be a bit lower than the limit set by cosmic rays, the CMB limits on the maximum post-inflationary temperature cannot be evaded.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ukraine’s armed forces said Storm Shadow missiles had evaded Russia’s air defenses and struck the site in Bryansk which produces gunpowder, explosives and rocket components.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, Lai has avoided implying that there exists one China that includes Taiwan.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Except for a few urgent medical issues, such as an infected cut, Reed avoided health care providers.—
Charlotte Huff,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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And still, given that Spurs’ creative issues persist and Monaco peppered Vicario’s goal with 23 shots, seemingly slicing through a defence which had previously looked so secure with ease, Tottenham escaped with another away point.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the finale of the fourth season of The Boys, Starlight escaped an attempt to round up all supes who went against Homelander’s vision to rule the world.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Eluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eluded. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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