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
Police said Joshua Gonzalez surrendered Tuesday on a warrant charging him with evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle.
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Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
What Happens Next For now, Neukgu remains somewhere in the mountains near Daejeon, evading thermal drones and traps.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
After the shooting, Barocio fled to Mexico, evading capture for a month, until he was arrested and brought to the Contra Costa County jail.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The attack targets Russia’s shadow fleet evading international sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and its ongoing oil export revenues.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As Kayce and his gang attempt to rescue the girls, the kidnappers open fire on them, eventually evading them.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Traffic through the strait has slowed to a trickle, with what remains dominated by sanctions-evading tankers carrying Iranian oil, Lloyd’s List Intelligence said in a briefing Thursday.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
According to Basketball Reference’s playoff probabilities report, the Heat entered Wednesday with just a 9 percent chance of evading the play-in tourney.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
At the time of his arrest, Cantu was on probation for two felony evading arrest charges.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
What Happens Next For now, Neukgu remains somewhere in the mountains near Daejeon, evading thermal drones and traps.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
After the shooting, Barocio fled to Mexico, evading capture for a month, until he was arrested and brought to the Contra Costa County jail.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
The attack targets Russia’s shadow fleet evading international sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and its ongoing oil export revenues.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
As Kayce and his gang attempt to rescue the girls, the kidnappers open fire on them, eventually evading them.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Traffic through the strait has slowed to a trickle, with what remains dominated by sanctions-evading tankers carrying Iranian oil, Lloyd’s List Intelligence said in a briefing Thursday.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
According to Basketball Reference’s playoff probabilities report, the Heat entered Wednesday with just a 9 percent chance of evading the play-in tourney.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
At the time of his arrest, Cantu was on probation for two felony evading arrest charges.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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Hopper pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder on Wednesday, April 15, avoiding a trial that was set to start in July, per the court records.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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After avoiding a strike with a last-minute deal, the Los Angeles School District is turning to state officials for help funding its new contracts with the unions representing 70,000 of its workers.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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About two hours’ drive from Dubai, places of great natural beauty such as Khor Fakkan and Hatta offer diving and hiking for those escaping the city.—
Mina Al-Oraibi,
Time,
14 Apr. 2026
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Manufacturers are flocking to the country, escaping geopolitical uncertainty with a China +1 strategy.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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