as in avoids
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 eschews
Here, Linklater eschews the overwrought trappings that these types of movies typically fall into.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Much like the Pebble watches, the Pebble Index 01 eschews the long list of features found in other wearable rings.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
At a time when popular culture often eschews family friendly versions of high school depictions for gritty realistic takes on adolescence, High School Musical remains a pop culture fixture.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
The harms of having a tariff system that eschews the normal checks and balances of the American system are nothing new, or at least shouldn’t be.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2026
Unique Character Because of the premise and layout of Zelda Dearest, the clientele who choose to stay there are looking for a place that eschews the mundane.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
The filmmaker boldly eschews traditional narrative structure in favor of sequences built around poems by Gong and some of his classmates.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
Fimognari, who’s shot most of Mike Flanagan’s considerably darker-toned projects, eschews the usual overbright Christmas comedy aesthetic for a burnished veneer.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Sceney Soho spot Maison Close does a veal Wellington that eschews traditional mushroom duxelles in favor of chestnut stuffing.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Much like the Pebble watches, the Pebble Index 01 eschews the long list of features found in other wearable rings.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
At a time when popular culture often eschews family friendly versions of high school depictions for gritty realistic takes on adolescence, High School Musical remains a pop culture fixture.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
The harms of having a tariff system that eschews the normal checks and balances of the American system are nothing new, or at least shouldn’t be.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2026
Unique Character Because of the premise and layout of Zelda Dearest, the clientele who choose to stay there are looking for a place that eschews the mundane.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
The filmmaker boldly eschews traditional narrative structure in favor of sequences built around poems by Gong and some of his classmates.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
Fimognari, who’s shot most of Mike Flanagan’s considerably darker-toned projects, eschews the usual overbright Christmas comedy aesthetic for a burnished veneer.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Sceney Soho spot Maison Close does a veal Wellington that eschews traditional mushroom duxelles in favor of chestnut stuffing.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eschews
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Unfortunately, Stanton is so eager to build his overarching vision that the film avoids spending time with any of these people.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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This neutral boundary-setting phrase avoids unnecessary over-explaining.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Experts who spoke to Flow Space are hopeful that these new approvals will provide the necessary tools to treat a disease that evades treatment by constantly mutating.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Unlike nitrogen, which easily escapes from soil into the air or groundwater, phosphorus sticks to soil particles.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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When air leaks through that shell, heated or cooled air escapes, and the HVAC system has to work harder to keep up.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mitski lies on the lawn looking at the girl leaving her, like the witch in Into the Woods when Rapunzel shuns her and then gets promptly trampled by a giant.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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The unfortunate truth is that the agency has lost its way and shuns innovation.—
Ross Marchand,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
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