as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes
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Recent Examples of evaded
On first-and-15 in the same quarter, Milroe evaded pressure, kept his eyes downfield and threw an accurate ball on the move to White near the sideline for 25 yards.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The versatile slugger has been a perfect fit for the Yankees, but other teams could try to pry the former NL MVP away from New York with the long-term deal that has evaded him to this point.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
McGann evaded authorities for several days after the Brinks were found dead.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
As Nazir and Aslam were tried, Betro was hiding out in Armenia, and had evaded capture for 5 years until a reporter for the Daily Mail tracked her down last year and tipped off police, the outlet reported.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
With the pass rush closing in, Fields evaded Packers’ defenders by using his legs to put six points on the board.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Yet the exemption has evaded the Supreme Court’s review, including through a 2023 settlement of a lawsuit concerning minor league affiliates.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But in life James resisted metaphor and evaded attention.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
DeAngelo evaded prosecution for years while committing a string of murders and rapes across the Golden State between 1974 and 1986, including two murders and nine kidnappings in Sacramento County alone.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
The versatile slugger has been a perfect fit for the Yankees, but other teams could try to pry the former NL MVP away from New York with the long-term deal that has evaded him to this point.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
McGann evaded authorities for several days after the Brinks were found dead.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
As Nazir and Aslam were tried, Betro was hiding out in Armenia, and had evaded capture for 5 years until a reporter for the Daily Mail tracked her down last year and tipped off police, the outlet reported.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
With the pass rush closing in, Fields evaded Packers’ defenders by using his legs to put six points on the board.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Yet the exemption has evaded the Supreme Court’s review, including through a 2023 settlement of a lawsuit concerning minor league affiliates.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But in life James resisted metaphor and evaded attention.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
DeAngelo evaded prosecution for years while committing a string of murders and rapes across the Golden State between 1974 and 1986, including two murders and nine kidnappings in Sacramento County alone.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
Verb
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Mamdani has taken a more aggressive approach than many traditional Democrats—who have historically championed incremental reform and avoided expansive tax policies targeting high-earners.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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House Speaker Mike Johnson has expressed support for a ban but has avoided weighing in on specific bills.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two 12-year-old girls escaped the fire.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Families escaped to calm waters for canoeing, hiking, and long afternoons spent idling on the shore.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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