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
Large swaths of eastern Colorado have evaded the drought plaguing most of the state west of 25.
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John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But quarterback Justin Herbert evaded the rush, particularly because Chris Jones took an inside route, and scrambled outside for 19 yards to essentially end it — embodying a game in which the Chiefs were chasing the Chargers from the get-go.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson answered right back when senior Justice Moody caught a short pass on the second play of his team’s first possession and evaded a host of tacklers en route to the end zone on a 51-yard touchdown pass.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Fans of Irwin were shocked by the news, especially considering that the famed animal conservationist had evaded death on so many other occasions.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But quarterback Justin Herbert evaded the rush, particularly because Chris Jones took an inside route, and scrambled outside for 19 yards to essentially end it — embodying a game in which the Chiefs were chasing the Chargers from the get-go.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson answered right back when senior Justice Moody caught a short pass on the second play of his team’s first possession and evaded a host of tacklers en route to the end zone on a 51-yard touchdown pass.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Fans of Irwin were shocked by the news, especially considering that the famed animal conservationist had evaded death on so many other occasions.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
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Notably, Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets avoided punishment after appearing to strike Vargas on the chin during the post-match melee.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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During his March 2023 visit to Mariupol, Putin had avoided the theater.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Having escaped disaster and gauged the full extent of American self-deterrence, Putin began putting pressure on Ukraine’s neighbors and suppliers.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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One snake got tear-gassed by police, then shot at five times, and still escaped—only to finally meet its match with a garden hoe (obviously).—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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