as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
pleading chronic back pain is my standard evasion for doing any heavy lifting
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Recent Examples of evasion
Merriweather also said misdemeanor charges, such as fare evasion, could be used to flag individuals for mental health intervention.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Due to its financial troubles, local officials have introduced measures to tackle the overwhelming deficit, including reducing fare evasion.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What’s frustrating is that while Tom and Robbie’s dance of evasion and investigation gets more predictable, the series’ performances get richer, so Task teeter-totters on an imbalance of story and ensemble.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The attorney announced earlier this year that the department had expanded the incentives for whistleblowers who reported a slew of crimes, including customs fraud and tariff evasion.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Due to its financial troubles, local officials have introduced measures to tackle the overwhelming deficit, including reducing fare evasion.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What’s frustrating is that while Tom and Robbie’s dance of evasion and investigation gets more predictable, the series’ performances get richer, so Task teeter-totters on an imbalance of story and ensemble.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The attorney announced earlier this year that the department had expanded the incentives for whistleblowers who reported a slew of crimes, including customs fraud and tariff evasion.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasion
Noun
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Trapped with no chance of rescue, Jessie starts to lose her mind—eventually finding an escape.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mark Hetfield, president of the refugee resettlement group HIAS, defended the existing global agreements as ensuring people would never be subject to persecution without an escape route.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When curiosity replaces avoidance, workplace innovation becomes the natural outcome.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Zoox combines the state of the art in perception, prediction, planning, and crash avoidance technology.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasion. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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