as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Recent Examples of evasive
Alex Cooper, center, and her dancers rehearse a production number in Call Her Alex Disney
The biographical portions can feel evasive—weirdly so, considering that messiness and candor are central to Cooper’s brand—often swerving away from uncomfortable topics.
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Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
And its nocturnal foraging habits mean better evasive skills against carnivorous predators, including the human kind.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
Another simple trick to avoid seeming evasive: Answer questions with yes or no, first; get into the explanation afterwards.
—Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Rogers is naturally bigger than your average player but felt there was scope for improvement in shimmying out of danger and being more evasive against compact teams.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
And its nocturnal foraging habits mean better evasive skills against carnivorous predators, including the human kind.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 25 May 2025
Another simple trick to avoid seeming evasive: Answer questions with yes or no, first; get into the explanation afterwards.
—Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Rogers is naturally bigger than your average player but felt there was scope for improvement in shimmying out of danger and being more evasive against compact teams.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasive
elusive
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Despite winning a handful of Grammys, the Academy Award remained elusive: Schifrin was nominated for Best Original Score six times — for Cool Hand Luke, The Fox, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror, The Competition and The Sting II — but never won an Oscar.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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This article is a selection from the July/August 2025 issue of Smithsonian magazine Even here, however, on the finest durian-eating street in the durian capital of the world, spectacular durian remains elusive.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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