as in avoided
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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Recent Examples of eschewed
The Sharks created chances, but too often eschewed shots for an extra pass.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
McLane’s character provides endless allegory for the music industry dynamics that Crockett has eschewed over his two-decade career.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Brady eschewed many endorsement deals during his career but embraced them more at the end and in retirement.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
That carries across to the exterior, where aggressive styling has been eschewed in favor of long, horizontal lines and subtle curves.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Dillon and Crossman eschewed bulkier, if more historically accurate, spacesuits, departing from the Andy Weir novel.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the Prairieland defendants reportedly eschewed guns.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, with its flagship Claude family of AI models, has eschewed products like image and video generation to instead focus scarce computational resources on text and code generation.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Ten months after taking office, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday finally moved into his apartments in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, a historic papal residence that his predecessor had eschewed.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
McLane’s character provides endless allegory for the music industry dynamics that Crockett has eschewed over his two-decade career.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Brady eschewed many endorsement deals during his career but embraced them more at the end and in retirement.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026
That carries across to the exterior, where aggressive styling has been eschewed in favor of long, horizontal lines and subtle curves.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
Dillon and Crossman eschewed bulkier, if more historically accurate, spacesuits, departing from the Andy Weir novel.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the Prairieland defendants reportedly eschewed guns.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Anthropic, with its flagship Claude family of AI models, has eschewed products like image and video generation to instead focus scarce computational resources on text and code generation.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2026
Ten months after taking office, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday finally moved into his apartments in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, a historic papal residence that his predecessor had eschewed.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eschewed
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What has also helped its adoption and acceptance, besides the technology working, is that Stacy and his team have avoided trying to reinvent the fan viewing experience.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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For now, Ragans avoided a major injury scare.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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This was an incredibly complex and dangerous operation for the rescue team and for that missing Air Force aviator who had evaded capture behind enemy lines for days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kiki Rice then hit a series of free throws and UCLA evaded Texas’ fourth-quarter comeback effort after the Longhorns went on a 12-2 run.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In one instance, a detainee escaped when there was no staff assigned to watch the perimeter fences.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Vivian smooths any potential strands that may have escaped from her low bun and then brushes up the steep stone steps to the front door.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Eschewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschewed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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