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Recent Examples of elusion We’re left to draw our own conclusions about that period, especially as the present-day Andrésen looks back on it here with more innuendo and elusion than frank remembrance. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021 Emphasizing defense, his boxing instructor prods him to master the art of elusion, of hitting without being hit. Gordon Marino, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elusion
Noun
  • Investigators agreed, according to an FBI case memo filed three days after the escape.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
  • But in the third part of this book, entitled Escape, Dr Gee proposes a rather bizarre solution to our impending demise: establish colonies in space.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • The same language figures in each, the same threats, means of evasion, forms of institutional hostility.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
  • Especially not someone like Rose, whose transgressions went far beyond the playing field and included everything from a tax evasion conviction to an extramarital affair with a teenager.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Passive resonance avoidance: Because the stiffness can be switched without changing the equilibrium state, countersnapping can be used to automatically change the natural vibration frequency of a system.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 May 2025
  • While a low-maintenance partner values independence and space without feeling disconnected, emotional avoidance can create a sense of detachment and distance, even during key moments.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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“Elusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elusion. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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