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
California Highway Patrol arrested a Sacramento man who police say evaded arrest and stole a patrol car, the Sacramento Police Department announced Friday afternoon.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
For years, Heuermann evaded law enforcement despite the discovery of four of the victims' remains in 2010.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Minions have now evaded Wendy's.
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Bianca Harris,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Despite being a major 20th-century modernist, Galentz’s canvases have long-evaded definitive categorization.
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The Editors Of Artnews,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
Johnson evaded questions Friday afternoon from reporters who tried to talk to him about the Bears situation at an event at the Chicago Cultural Center honoring the city’s Puerto Rican community.
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Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Earlier this month, Swift's long-time collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff carefully evaded questions about his attendance.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
The aesthetic has seemingly evaded the controversy that’s erupted from Levinson’s eight-episode parable, which officially finished on Sunday.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Poor Pollination Your peach tree might be perfectly pruned and evaded a late freeze, but none of that matters if its blossoms aren’t properly pollinated.
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Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 May 2026
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
For years, Heuermann evaded law enforcement despite the discovery of four of the victims' remains in 2010.
—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Minions have now evaded Wendy's.
—
Bianca Harris,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Despite being a major 20th-century modernist, Galentz’s canvases have long-evaded definitive categorization.
—
The Editors Of Artnews,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
Johnson evaded questions Friday afternoon from reporters who tried to talk to him about the Bears situation at an event at the Chicago Cultural Center honoring the city’s Puerto Rican community.
—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Earlier this month, Swift's long-time collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff carefully evaded questions about his attendance.
—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
The aesthetic has seemingly evaded the controversy that’s erupted from Levinson’s eight-episode parable, which officially finished on Sunday.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Poor Pollination Your peach tree might be perfectly pruned and evaded a late freeze, but none of that matters if its blossoms aren’t properly pollinated.
—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
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Malepeai, her co-defendant Freddie Lee Davis III, and two others who avoided federal charges were identified by police as members of a robbery crew that committed violent purse snatchings around the Bay Area.
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After not being present for voluntary activities throughout the offseason, Pickens avoided a contract holdout situation and reported to The Star for the first time since the conclusion of the 2025 season.
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Kansas City police are continuing to search for a 22-year-old man suspected of instigating a string of shootings Tuesday night, who has now escaped two standoffs with law enforcement.
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Over the course of a 60-yard run, Maradona danced past opponents, escaped challenges and left English defenders helpless before beating the goalkeeper with a clinical finish.
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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