as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
a candidate who is to be admired for her eschewal of pat answers and quick fixes
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Noun
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From massages and facials to the sauna, jacuzzi and quiet rooms, anyone needing an escape and refuge from the craze of the holidays (or just daily life) will enjoy a Burke Williams spa day.—
Erica Olsen,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025 -
Officials alleged that Sterling Williams, a maintenance worker, assisted the inmates in the escape, shutting off water to a toilet and sink inside a cell that were later ripped out by the inmates, who then escaped through the hole in the wall.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The company also developed collision-avoidance software that prevents the robot’s arms from interfering with each other during operation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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Revonsuo proposed that dreaming itself is an ancient biological defense mechanism, shaped by natural selection to rehearse threat perception and avoidance during sleep.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars every year and serves as a major drag on Brazil’s economic growth and stability.—
Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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Mizuhara pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud and tax evasion in June 2024 and was sentenced to nearly five years in prison.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Eschewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschewal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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