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
Daniels later pleaded no contest to evading a police officer, court records show, in a deal that saw prosecutors dismiss numerous other charges, including second degree burglary of a vehicle and four counts of assault on a police officer.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Chad Ollinger is incarcerated in Las Vegas jail after being charged with evading arrest in Texas in November 2024.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The company and its advocates would rather debate the merits of one particular study instead of [ShotSpotter parent company] SoundThinking's track record of evading evidence based accountability in Chicago.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 3 June 2026
As of May 2024, Escalera faces multiple charges, including murder, third-degree burglary, second-degree burglary and evading police, according to The Courier-Journal.
—Corin Cesaric, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
He was charged with evading arrest and smuggling of persons.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Pirate operators have been using APIs to register domains in bulk, evading site blocks by simply rotating them, using the same infrastructure, content libraries and functionality.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
As shown below, the 22-year-old Cameroon international protects the midfield, but has a penchant for stretching his legs and evading pressure by committing opponents with driving runs through the centre of the field (carry progression).
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
In the video, the e-bike riders can be seen speeidng, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Chad Ollinger is incarcerated in Las Vegas jail after being charged with evading arrest in Texas in November 2024.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
The company and its advocates would rather debate the merits of one particular study instead of [ShotSpotter parent company] SoundThinking's track record of evading evidence based accountability in Chicago.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 3 June 2026
As of May 2024, Escalera faces multiple charges, including murder, third-degree burglary, second-degree burglary and evading police, according to The Courier-Journal.
—Corin Cesaric, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
He was charged with evading arrest and smuggling of persons.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
Pirate operators have been using APIs to register domains in bulk, evading site blocks by simply rotating them, using the same infrastructure, content libraries and functionality.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
As shown below, the 22-year-old Cameroon international protects the midfield, but has a penchant for stretching his legs and evading pressure by committing opponents with driving runs through the centre of the field (carry progression).
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
In the video, the e-bike riders can be seen speeidng, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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The drone filmed from the north and south ends of the channel and shot an FWC boat travelling around the same speed that Pino’s Robalo was going on the day of the crash and the same path before avoiding the piling at the last second.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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As a result, there has been growing interest in treatments that can deliver powerful cancer medicines more precisely while avoiding some of the limitations of traditional chemotherapy.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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One theory is that a surprisingly large amount of crude is escaping the double blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, helping the global energy system absorb the historic shock.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Still others were escaping the horrors of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia.—
Elizabeth Holtzman,
Time,
9 June 2026
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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