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
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 28 Oct. 2025
The president also pardoned incarcerated reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022 after swindling $36 million out of banks in the Atlanta area.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Two members of Milwaukee County's Board of Supervisors are proposing a new strategy to reduce fare evasion on county buses that would place uniformed security staff on buses and at high-evasion bus stops.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The investigation also uncovered evidence of widespread sanctions evasion.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 28 Oct. 2025
The president also pardoned incarcerated reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022 after swindling $36 million out of banks in the Atlanta area.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Two members of Milwaukee County's Board of Supervisors are proposing a new strategy to reduce fare evasion on county buses that would place uniformed security staff on buses and at high-evasion bus stops.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The investigation also uncovered evidence of widespread sanctions evasion.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasion
Noun
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In a world that feels increasingly unpredictable and even scary, cozy romances offer the perfect escape.—
Emilia Emerson,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The 60 rooms and nine suites are bright and breezy, perfect for an island escape in the city.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These movements, called avoidance maneuvers, already happen tens of thousands of times every year.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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The growing importance of collision avoidance The US operates by far the most satellites in low Earth orbit, thanks largely to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasion. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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