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
In an era of diffuse, evasive conditions — autoimmune syndromes, long Lyme, long Covid — gout is unmistakable.
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Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
These weapons would enable rapid global strikes within hours, thanks to their high velocity and evasive maneuvers, which challenge current interception systems.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
This question, which references concepts from Maas’s book worlds, received the most evasive response of the entire segment.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Most are evasive, a few are obsequious, many are defiant, a few are enraged, and all appear to feel their lives slipping away under the seemingly boundless force of judicial inquisition.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
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Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
These weapons would enable rapid global strikes within hours, thanks to their high velocity and evasive maneuvers, which challenge current interception systems.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
This question, which references concepts from Maas’s book worlds, received the most evasive response of the entire segment.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Most are evasive, a few are obsequious, many are defiant, a few are enraged, and all appear to feel their lives slipping away under the seemingly boundless force of judicial inquisition.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasive
elusive
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Because standardized measurement methods for the problem have been elusive, scientists have been unable to develop interventions that are precise and safe.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Kris Bubic’s rough first inning Royals starter Kris Bubic got off to a rough start, the strike zone proving elusive.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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