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
Figueroa pleaded guilty to one count of evading responsibility resulting in a death, court records show.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Gabriel Figueroa, a 26-year-old New Britain man, will serve three years after pleading guilty to evading responsibility resulting in death, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
David Thurston, 53, is charged with criminal trespass and evading arrest.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
Williams has multiple past felony charges, including drug charges, evading arrest, and evidence tampering.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2026
Shares of the Turkish state lender Halk Bankasi AS tumbled on Wednesday following the adjournment of a court status conference in the US related to charges of evading sanctions on Iran.
—Beril Akman, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
In July 2025, Mouton was reportedly arrested and charged with felon in possession of a weapon, evading arrest and drug possession.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the University of Idaho student murders, evading a court case that could finally have provided answers.
—Howard Blum, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Bahamon Martinez of Anaheim, was taken into custody by Placentia police and booked into jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony evading causing injury or death, Connell said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Gabriel Figueroa, a 26-year-old New Britain man, will serve three years after pleading guilty to evading responsibility resulting in death, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
David Thurston, 53, is charged with criminal trespass and evading arrest.
—Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Feb. 2026
Williams has multiple past felony charges, including drug charges, evading arrest, and evidence tampering.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2026
Shares of the Turkish state lender Halk Bankasi AS tumbled on Wednesday following the adjournment of a court status conference in the US related to charges of evading sanctions on Iran.
—Beril Akman, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
In July 2025, Mouton was reportedly arrested and charged with felon in possession of a weapon, evading arrest and drug possession.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the University of Idaho student murders, evading a court case that could finally have provided answers.
—Howard Blum, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
Bahamon Martinez of Anaheim, was taken into custody by Placentia police and booked into jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony evading causing injury or death, Connell said.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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The battery is reported to retain more than 90 percent of its driving range even at –40 degrees Celsius, avoiding the sharp winter degradation commonly associated with both LFP and nickel-manganese-cobalt batteries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sokolowski also recommends avoiding misting your refrigerator with water directly—always apply it to a microfiber cloth first.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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An inmate has been recaptured after escaping from a Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office laundry facility on Tuesday, the second escape from custody this week.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Though the mass of Jewish migration, escaping Russian pogroms and Nazi Germany in succeeding waves, occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some arrived before the revolution; but the Constitution, which enshrined religious freedom, granted them legal rights.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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