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
Former House Speaker Charlie Flaherty plead guilty in 1996 to felony tax evasion as well as violating the state conflict of interest law for taking free vacation housing from lobbyists.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The agency late last year also increased the number of citable violations from five — including fare evasion, eating or drinking onboard, smoking, or incorrectly using a discount ticket — to 25.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was medically cleared and booked into the South County Placer County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony evasion and resisting an executive officer.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The agency late last year also increased the number of citable violations from five — including fare evasion, eating or drinking onboard, smoking, or incorrectly using a discount ticket — to 25.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
He was medically cleared and booked into the South County Placer County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, felony evasion and resisting an executive officer.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasion
Noun
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This escape, which borders Canada, spans over 218,000 acres with lakes, boreal forests, and trickling streams.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Increase that field too much, and the electrons escape.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For the motorcycle sector, this is a true revolution that creates previously unheard-of opportunities for active safety and accident avoidance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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An unprecedented six-week period of avoidance followed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasion. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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