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
But in life James resisted metaphor and evaded attention.
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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
To date, PBMs have evaded reform efforts.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Seizing the ball inside his own half, the Argentine midfielder evaded a desperate lunge before surging forward and feeding Beto for a late chance that the striker could not convert.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Lesnar then evaded a spear and won with an F-5, becoming Universal Champion and giving Goldberg his first clean singles loss.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
More importantly, Towns is in a situation where the team success that has evaded him to this point in his career is obtainable.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Hermes has largely evaded a wider luxury sector downturn over recent years, maintaining a sense of allure and exclusivity where other brands have faced pushback amid higher costs and limited innovation.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, Stearns evaded a question about molding the roster more in his image.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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
To date, PBMs have evaded reform efforts.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Seizing the ball inside his own half, the Argentine midfielder evaded a desperate lunge before surging forward and feeding Beto for a late chance that the striker could not convert.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Lesnar then evaded a spear and won with an F-5, becoming Universal Champion and giving Goldberg his first clean singles loss.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
More importantly, Towns is in a situation where the team success that has evaded him to this point in his career is obtainable.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Hermes has largely evaded a wider luxury sector downturn over recent years, maintaining a sense of allure and exclusivity where other brands have faced pushback amid higher costs and limited innovation.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, Stearns evaded a question about molding the roster more in his image.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
Verb
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At best, this results in superficial engagement—teams may appear aligned on the surface but lack genuine buy-in as difficult conversations are avoided.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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And who has avoided injuries while the rest of the squad have struggled?—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Anderson, who retired his first 10 batters, walked the bases loaded with one out in the fourth, but escaped the jam by striking out Jeremy Peña and getting Diaz to line out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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India escaped the scary moment unscathed.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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