as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
the minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn't want to diminish his moral authority in the community
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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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Recent Examples of eschew
Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Amish communities descend from Anabaptist Christians who fled persecution in Europe and emphasize living simply, eschewing many modern technologies.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Other, much larger Hasidic movements eschew Zionism, but Neturei Karta is unique in consistently showing up to protest Israel and adopting the language and symbols of pro-Palestinian activism.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
In keeping with tradition, New Trier High School seniors eschewed graduation gowns and mortarboards in favor of white dresses for the girls and white jackets and black trousers for the boys at their June 1, 2025 graduation at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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The Means siblings therefore recommend eschewing refined sugar in favor of leafy greens, avoiding nicotine and alcohol, frequenting saunas and cold plunges, getting seven to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep a night, and cleansing your life of environmental toxins.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Amish communities descend from Anabaptist Christians who fled persecution in Europe and emphasize living simply, eschewing many modern technologies.
—Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Other, much larger Hasidic movements eschew Zionism, but Neturei Karta is unique in consistently showing up to protest Israel and adopting the language and symbols of pro-Palestinian activism.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
In keeping with tradition, New Trier High School seniors eschewed graduation gowns and mortarboards in favor of white dresses for the girls and white jackets and black trousers for the boys at their June 1, 2025 graduation at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eschew
Verb
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The movie also acknowledges that there is a climate crisis, but tries to avoid having viewers frozen with fear.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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Several groups have begun paying street vendors in California to temporarily stop working in public areas to avoid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Does travel allow for any form of escape from memory, or is escape impossible?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
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Earlier in the day, Tung attended the Escape with Prime Luncheon in another designer dress sourced from The RealReal.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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If your privacy practices have been less than perfect in the past—and whose have not, given the vanishingly tiny odds of evading every form of digital data collection—additional information about you from over the years is likely available from hundreds of data brokers.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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Hundreds of Iranian missiles rained down across Israel beginning Saturday night, some of them evading the country's sophisticated defense systems.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Organizational Consequences Of Dysregulation When leaders consistently model unregulated behavior—whether through avoidance, defensiveness or outbursts—the effects permeate the organization.—
Andriana Eliadis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The rest are basically asking teams not to be too terrible in categories like clutch hitting, home run avoidance on the mound, contact hitting and speed.—
Neil Paine,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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His father was a Genovese gangster murdered by the Colombo crime family in retaliation for committing two slayings — a story people told Pappa as a child — and his stepfather was locked up for drug and tax evasion charges.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2025
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Gold smuggling is on the rise, fueling concerns over laundering and evasion of international sanctions.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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“Eschew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschew. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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