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
Villa have enjoyed a successful style, evading risk and playing with precision.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Thomas Phillips and his children – believed to be ages 9, 10 and 12 – had been evading police in a remote part of the country’s North Island since December 2021, triggering a manhunt that gripped the nation.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
After evading nomination for eight straight weeks, Reilly’s run came to an abrupt and unexpected end.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Landry is also charged with evading an officer.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Along with charges connected to the fatal crash, Salgado pleaded guilty to hit-and-run causing injury for striking another vehicle earlier in the pursuit, and felony evading for a separate San Diego police chase that occurred about seven months before the fatal crash.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Ogles has attacked O’Connell repeatedly this year, claiming city government has assisted violent criminals in evading arrest by federal immigration enforcement.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Experts highlighted its clean aerodynamic profile and radar-evading shape, which suggest stealth characteristics comparable to leading US designs.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Thomas Phillips and his children – believed to be ages 9, 10 and 12 – had been evading police in a remote part of the country’s North Island since December 2021, triggering a manhunt that gripped the nation.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
After evading nomination for eight straight weeks, Reilly’s run came to an abrupt and unexpected end.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Landry is also charged with evading an officer.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Along with charges connected to the fatal crash, Salgado pleaded guilty to hit-and-run causing injury for striking another vehicle earlier in the pursuit, and felony evading for a separate San Diego police chase that occurred about seven months before the fatal crash.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Ogles has attacked O’Connell repeatedly this year, claiming city government has assisted violent criminals in evading arrest by federal immigration enforcement.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Experts highlighted its clean aerodynamic profile and radar-evading shape, which suggest stealth characteristics comparable to leading US designs.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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This was a logical progression in the war, as well as a response to the contradictions at the heart of an American policy that sought to assist Ukraine while avoiding direct confrontation with Russia.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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This means not just avoiding harm, but also actively promoting health and well-being preventively.—
Kristen Moon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In that film, Redford plays Forrest Tucker, a real-life career criminal known for escaping from prison several times and for committing a string of audacious bank robberies well into his later years.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Earth saw a strong geomagnetic storm Sunday night, NOAA reported, reaching a G3 (on a scale of 5) due to the impact of solar winds escaping from a cooler, dense region of the Sun.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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