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
Details of Donkey's origin have long eluded Shrek fanatics, as his character is introduced at the beginning of the series' first film without much backstory to speak of.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Willy Adames reached on a double that eluded left fielder Tyler Soderstrom, then Adams scored on a hit by Matt Chapman, who tried in vain to stretch it into a double and inadvertently stomped on the right hand of shortstop Zack Gelof.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
But the clutch hit eluded the Yankees throughout Sunday’s 4-1 defeat in the Bronx, continuing a weekend-long trend while clinching a series loss to Cincinnati.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Her whereabouts have eluded investigators and stirred up theories both feasible and outlandish among the 4,000-person community as the townspeople tried to make sense of what could have happened to the young woman.
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Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
If not for the enormous backlash—which included a conference lawsuit and threats of a boycott by other schools—the Red Raiders would have happily held their noses and competed for the national championship that eluded them last year.
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Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But awards love has eluded the company.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Yet, the one that has yet eluded this power duo is overall victory in SailGP.
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Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Perhaps the cleanest rebuke of noisy nativism would be for England to win, and, if Tuchel can take that final step that eluded Southgate, he’ll be immortalized, too—perhaps in a prestige miniseries of his own, and a more straightforwardly triumphal one at that.
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Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Willy Adames reached on a double that eluded left fielder Tyler Soderstrom, then Adams scored on a hit by Matt Chapman, who tried in vain to stretch it into a double and inadvertently stomped on the right hand of shortstop Zack Gelof.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
But the clutch hit eluded the Yankees throughout Sunday’s 4-1 defeat in the Bronx, continuing a weekend-long trend while clinching a series loss to Cincinnati.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Her whereabouts have eluded investigators and stirred up theories both feasible and outlandish among the 4,000-person community as the townspeople tried to make sense of what could have happened to the young woman.
—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
If not for the enormous backlash—which included a conference lawsuit and threats of a boycott by other schools—the Red Raiders would have happily held their noses and competed for the national championship that eluded them last year.
—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But awards love has eluded the company.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Yet, the one that has yet eluded this power duo is overall victory in SailGP.
—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Perhaps the cleanest rebuke of noisy nativism would be for England to win, and, if Tuchel can take that final step that eluded Southgate, he’ll be immortalized, too—perhaps in a prestige miniseries of his own, and a more straightforwardly triumphal one at that.
—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eluded
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California Highway Patrol arrested a Sacramento man who police say evaded arrest and stole a patrol car, the Sacramento Police Department announced Friday afternoon.
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For years, Heuermann evaded law enforcement despite the discovery of four of the victims' remains in 2010.
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Malepeai, her co-defendant Freddie Lee Davis III, and two others who avoided federal charges were identified by police as members of a robbery crew that committed violent purse snatchings around the Bay Area.
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After not being present for voluntary activities throughout the offseason, Pickens avoided a contract holdout situation and reported to The Star for the first time since the conclusion of the 2025 season.
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Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
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And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
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“Eluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eluded. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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