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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Still, youthful rebellion in virtual reality looks great and the concept of online escapes resonates in an increasingly intense real world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026 -
Located in Tetbury, Calcot Manor & Spa is a Cotswolds escape designed with the whole family in mind.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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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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The case marks the first for Hochman’s new Business Tax Fraud Unit, established to investigate financial crimes involving business tax evasion, payroll tax fraud, falsified business records and underground economy schemes.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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Carlos Mencia, who hosted Comedy Central’s Mind of Mencia in the 2000s, was arrested Thursday and charged with a dozen counts of felony state tax evasion.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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“Eschewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschewal. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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