as in avoiding
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 evading
Committee Democrats asked Lutnick repeatedly about that visit, but came away from the interview frustrated with Lutnick and accused him of evading their questions.
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Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Abbushi was on post release community supervision and had an outstanding felony warrant for evading a police officer in another Bay Area county, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 May 2026
He was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police and felony reckless driving.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Jones has been charged with property theft, money laundering and evading arrest, police said.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Jones faces charges for property theft, money laundering and evading arrest, the release stated.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
According to police, the evading vehicle was later located and the driver was taken into police custody.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
Jarvis then spent eight years evading the FBI in Paris, London and Ibiza, after an industrial sized hash-smuggling operation went wrong.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
The charges include aggravated assault, evading arrest, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, speeding, and assault on a first responder.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Abbushi was on post release community supervision and had an outstanding felony warrant for evading a police officer in another Bay Area county, the Sheriff's Office said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 May 2026
He was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police and felony reckless driving.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Jones has been charged with property theft, money laundering and evading arrest, police said.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Jones faces charges for property theft, money laundering and evading arrest, the release stated.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
According to police, the evading vehicle was later located and the driver was taken into police custody.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
Jarvis then spent eight years evading the FBI in Paris, London and Ibiza, after an industrial sized hash-smuggling operation went wrong.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
The charges include aggravated assault, evading arrest, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, speeding, and assault on a first responder.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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Palencia pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Tuesday’s win and had warmed up twice in Monday night’s victory, so Counsell was avoiding the flamethrower on Wednesday.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Our legislators must make some tough decisions; avoiding the issues is not acceptable.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Together, these mechanisms prevent the battery’s active materials from degrading or from escaping across the membrane, thereby ensuring long-term stability.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors have charged the 26-year-old Talley with murder, attempted murder and escaping from police, among other charges.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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