as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
the basketball coach's steadfast eschewing of favoritism has won her the team's wholehearted respect
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as in avoiding
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 eschewing
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
For a time, Schoenbrun’s new film plays things relatively straight, eschewing the bright colors and black-light fluorescence of the non-binary director’s first two films.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026
The Dark Knight redefined what a superhero film could be, eschewing camp for a gritty crime drama whose cool color palette, brooding hero, and anarchic villain cast a shadow over the genre for decades.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
The 6-7 forward showed more patience and loyalty than most college players these days, eschewing opportunities to enter the transfer portal and staying at UConn for three years.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Instead, the Dolphins added 13 players who had some combination of size, physicality and versatility, eschewing popular perception that sees many teams overdraft players based solely on need.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
The rooms The chic guest rooms and suites are designed around three separate color schemes—soft blue, spring green, and rich terracotta—eschewing bright pops of color for more muted tones.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Further, if McDavid shoots more often in high-danger areas, eschewing his preference (the pass), the outscoring should take care of itself.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Yet Smith ran it back with the same lineup game over game, eschewing the now available scoring punch and creativity of Andrei Kuzmenko or any other adjustments to his Game 1 melange.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Nike Air Max 95 Big Bubble Tech updates the retro running shoe with new upper materials, eschewing the typical gradient suede construction for a no-sew synthetic build.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
For a time, Schoenbrun’s new film plays things relatively straight, eschewing the bright colors and black-light fluorescence of the non-binary director’s first two films.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026
The Dark Knight redefined what a superhero film could be, eschewing camp for a gritty crime drama whose cool color palette, brooding hero, and anarchic villain cast a shadow over the genre for decades.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
The 6-7 forward showed more patience and loyalty than most college players these days, eschewing opportunities to enter the transfer portal and staying at UConn for three years.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Instead, the Dolphins added 13 players who had some combination of size, physicality and versatility, eschewing popular perception that sees many teams overdraft players based solely on need.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
The rooms The chic guest rooms and suites are designed around three separate color schemes—soft blue, spring green, and rich terracotta—eschewing bright pops of color for more muted tones.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Further, if McDavid shoots more often in high-danger areas, eschewing his preference (the pass), the outscoring should take care of itself.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Yet Smith ran it back with the same lineup game over game, eschewing the now available scoring punch and creativity of Andrei Kuzmenko or any other adjustments to his Game 1 melange.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eschewing
Noun
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The guest rooms were designed to emulate a lakeside escape, while the hotel’s corridor carpets mimic a sandy beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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But any book across any genre can be an escape depending on your tastes and preferences.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
Verb
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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That would be a mistake worth avoiding, though.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The concept, in its original form, described a tendency on the political left to react to minor ideological or linguistic offenses by demanding firings or social shunning, demands often reinforced by outraged social-media mobs.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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In 1977, a measles epidemic that killed two children in Los Angeles County spurred a dramatic crackdown on vaccine-shunning across the country.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the video, the e-bike riders can be seen speeidng, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Activist spirits might dismiss this emphasis on the purely sonic as a strategy of avoidance, although the likes of Feizabadi and Kourliandski can’t be accused of sitting idly by.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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At its most fundamental, disgust is a pathogen-avoidance mechanism.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Scenes from this film-within-a-film play out in full, and feature Emma Mackey as a damsel escaping a hungry, humanoid fish creature, while a pair of mad scientists, played by comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, attempt to study the ravenous creature.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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The 11-bed unit, opened in 2005, has a dedicated laboratory and HEPA-filtered, negative-pressure rooms that prevent pathogens from escaping into all patient rooms.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
Noun
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All that’s left are defensive denials, evasions of Nazi collaboration and the faint hope that something higher has survived.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Bill Bratton, who served as the chief of the New York City Transit Police and then as the city’s police commissioner during the crime peak in the 1990s, explicitly attributed his crackdown on petty crimes, such as graffiti and fare evasion, to Kelling and Wilson.—
Elizabeth Glazer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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“Eschewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschewing. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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