eschewal

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
  • Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
  • For Carrington, born in 1917, art was an escape from her genteel, repressive British upbringing.
    Celia Bell July 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • But what looks like momentum can feel like avoidance.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • One of the buoying aspects of Shakman’s film is its avoidance of antagonist overexposure.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Alcantara has two other arrests for weapons possession and fare evasion, cops said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
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“Eschewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschewal. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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