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, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Ukraine's attacks damaged specialized equipment that is often sourced abroad, making repairs time-consuming and expensive as workarounds or replacements are sought by evading sanctions.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Eleven minutes later, Kane scored the decisive goal after evading defenders and letting one rip with his right foot and finding the top-right corner.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Ukraine’s attacks damaged specialized equipment that is often imported, making repairs time-consuming and expensive as workarounds or replacements are sought by evading sanctions.
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Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Ambiguous interim agreements have repeatedly allowed Tehran to pocket concessions while delaying or evading core demands.
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Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Iran was evading our sanctions, threatening its neighbors and refusing to take steps that would definitively limit its nuclear program.
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Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
Still, Acranom keeps profiting by evading a logical penalty for bribery.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Ukraine's attacks damaged specialized equipment that is often sourced abroad, making repairs time-consuming and expensive as workarounds or replacements are sought by evading sanctions.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Eleven minutes later, Kane scored the decisive goal after evading defenders and letting one rip with his right foot and finding the top-right corner.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Ukraine’s attacks damaged specialized equipment that is often imported, making repairs time-consuming and expensive as workarounds or replacements are sought by evading sanctions.
—
Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Ambiguous interim agreements have repeatedly allowed Tehran to pocket concessions while delaying or evading core demands.
—
Hussain Abdul-Hussain,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Iran was evading our sanctions, threatening its neighbors and refusing to take steps that would definitively limit its nuclear program.
—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
Still, Acranom keeps profiting by evading a logical penalty for bribery.
—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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While technical expertise is crucial, successfully landing remote AI jobs also requires strategic searching, understanding employer terminology, and avoiding scams.
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Petrakakos said arrangements around possible tolls or coordination with Iran remain largely ad hoc, with most shipping companies avoiding direct engagement because of sanctions risk.
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The combination remained effective because escaping both antibodies required multiple simultaneous mutations rather than a single genetic change.
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Workers were able to prevent more than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility from escaping.
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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