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
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.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 25 May 2026
At the same time, more advanced Ukrainian drones with longer ranges have evaded air defenses and attacked Russian oil export terminals, limiting the gains from higher oil prices.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
In a February interview with Rolling Stone, Eddie Vedder evaded directly answering the question.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
On May 14, Keller Public Safety posted a dashcam video on Facebook of a group of at least seven pre-teen and teens who police say drove recklessly and evaded police on Johnson Road.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
My muscles on fire with tension, sleep evaded me.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Aircraft purchases were among the promises that China evaded then.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
Dela Rosa evaded arrest by local investigative unit officers earlier this week.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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
At the same time, more advanced Ukrainian drones with longer ranges have evaded air defenses and attacked Russian oil export terminals, limiting the gains from higher oil prices.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
In a February interview with Rolling Stone, Eddie Vedder evaded directly answering the question.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
On May 14, Keller Public Safety posted a dashcam video on Facebook of a group of at least seven pre-teen and teens who police say drove recklessly and evaded police on Johnson Road.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
My muscles on fire with tension, sleep evaded me.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Aircraft purchases were among the promises that China evaded then.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
Dela Rosa evaded arrest by local investigative unit officers earlier this week.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
Verb
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As the family entered the intersection, Erickson drove by them and avoided a collision.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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With roughly 55% of the vote counted by early Wednesday, Gallagher avoided a runoff and secured the seat in the heavily Republican 1st Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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Despite surrendering a line-drive single to Geraldo Perdomo, Ohtani escaped unscathed thanks to the inning-ending double play.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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One of the students escaped and was in custody.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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