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 suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Jesus Roberto Aguilar of Sacramento, was arrested and booked into jail for multiple evading and resisting charges and on a felony no-bail warrant.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Last week, a 19-year-old riding an e-motorcycle was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police and felony reckless driving.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Because of this, Matthew Seligman, founder of Grayhawk Law, believes the government has a good chance of evading refunds for all.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Committee Democrats asked Lutnick repeatedly about that visit, but came away from the interview frustrated with Lutnick and accused him of evading their questions.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 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
Brandon Downs, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Last week, a 19-year-old riding an e-motorcycle was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police and felony reckless driving.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Because of this, Matthew Seligman, founder of Grayhawk Law, believes the government has a good chance of evading refunds for all.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Committee Democrats asked Lutnick repeatedly about that visit, but came away from the interview frustrated with Lutnick and accused him of evading their questions.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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That would be a mistake worth avoiding, though.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The scientist told me repeatedly of escaping to the ship’s deck and surrounding himself with the openness of the ocean, the beauty of volcanic islands, the whales, the dolphins, the flying fish, and, above all, the seabirds.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Mott’s criminal record includes charges of burglary, criminal trespassing, criminal mischief and escaping from custody or a detention facility, according to online records.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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