as in avoids
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high
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The goal is to deliver a form-fit-function replacement that avoids expensive system-level changes, which can require extensive certification and shipyard time across fleets.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026 -
The jazz portion of the mural reflects the district’s most recognizable legacy but avoids relying solely on the figures most commonly associated with Kansas City music history.—
J.M. Banks
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Panthalassa evades these regional regulatory and environmental obstacles by deploying autonomous computing nodes directly into deep water.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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And though bound together as one 10-county region, the Hudson Valley actively evades a uniform identity.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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This one remains scoreless after some early tension, and Austria escapes a close call.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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How to Get There Remote escapes, by definition, are hard to reach, but the Northern Neck is accessible from a few cities.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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“Scapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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