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
The driver was arrested on charges of unlawful gun possession and evading police and booked at the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Chau paid local fishermen to take him near North Sentinel Island, evading the exclusion zone.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Christian Garcia, 27, was charged with vehicular manslaughter, evading a peace officer, leaving the scene of an accident, cruelly wounding an animal and felony drunk driving, according to court records.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Nathan Araujo, 36, has been arrested and is facing several charges, including evading responsibility with injury, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, weapons in a motor vehicle, and interfering with police.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The Chinese military currently operates one fifth-generation fighter jet, the radar-evading J-20, which is the predecessor of the next-generation aircraft.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
While Williams was evading arrest, Dahl tried to track him down herself.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Williams fled the apartment, evading the officer by rappelling out of a window.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Both were arrested for evading arrest, and Thomas faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Chau paid local fishermen to take him near North Sentinel Island, evading the exclusion zone.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Christian Garcia, 27, was charged with vehicular manslaughter, evading a peace officer, leaving the scene of an accident, cruelly wounding an animal and felony drunk driving, according to court records.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025
Nathan Araujo, 36, has been arrested and is facing several charges, including evading responsibility with injury, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, weapons in a motor vehicle, and interfering with police.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The Chinese military currently operates one fifth-generation fighter jet, the radar-evading J-20, which is the predecessor of the next-generation aircraft.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
While Williams was evading arrest, Dahl tried to track him down herself.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Williams fled the apartment, evading the officer by rappelling out of a window.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Both were arrested for evading arrest, and Thomas faces an additional charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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Which only underscores the importance of drafting well and avoiding the need to fill holes through free agency.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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His offseason of work at the position centered around avoiding that happening again.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Williams was taken to Blount County Detention Facility, in Maryville, Tennessee, and prosecutors brought an additional charge against him for escaping federal custody.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Reading can be a powerful way of escaping, relaxing and learning more about ourselves.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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