scaping

verb

present participle of scape
as in avoiding
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaping
  1. avoiding
  2. evading
  3. escaping
Verb
  • Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The key, according to both experts, is avoiding too much width around the face.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoiding
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  • First, Jefferson ran from one sideline to the other in the backfield, evading would-be defenders.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • He was arrested under the name John Casey and was charged with evading responsibility and breach of peace, officials said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaping
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“Scaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaping. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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