as in avoids
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 evades
Experts who spoke to Flow Space are hopeful that these new approvals will provide the necessary tools to treat a disease that evades treatment by constantly mutating.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2025
In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
There’s a spectacular sequence set in a UVA hotel in Boston, where Ben evades captures by blowing up the entire place from the basement, which is very satisfying in an old-school action-junk way.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The rest of the song fails to answer these questions and evades reference to anything else internet-y, focusing instead on litigating receipts and affairs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Neither Father Burke or Sister Irene realize it at the end of the movie, but Valak evades banishment by possessing Frenchie.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
On second down, Raynor passes short to Rucker, who evades defenders and converts a first down.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2025
In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
There’s a spectacular sequence set in a UVA hotel in Boston, where Ben evades captures by blowing up the entire place from the basement, which is very satisfying in an old-school action-junk way.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The rest of the song fails to answer these questions and evades reference to anything else internet-y, focusing instead on litigating receipts and affairs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Neither Father Burke or Sister Irene realize it at the end of the movie, but Valak evades banishment by possessing Frenchie.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
On second down, Raynor passes short to Rucker, who evades defenders and converts a first down.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evades
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jérôme Sans, the exhibition’s curator, positioned the Cookie Factory as a site that deliberately avoids cultural isolation.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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These interactions influence how Earth’s atmosphere slowly escapes into space.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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From classic domestic getaways to sunny Caribbean escapes—and even a European city—the list challenges the assumption that travel costs are destined to rise.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Evades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evades. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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