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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That’s the recipe of avoiding the darkness in him.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026 -
Kennedy then pins the snake’s head and grabs it by the mouth, avoiding any potential venomous bites.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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He was charged with evading arrest and smuggling of persons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Recent evaluations show leading models generating plausible ideas for pathogen modification, evading DNA synthesis screening or providing step-by-step guidance that could assist nonexperts in bioweapon pathways.—
Jordan Henry,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The data hinted that water vapor escaping from Europa’s surface could be breaking apart into hydrogen and oxygen in space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Octopuses can move at high speed by sucking water into an interior funnel and squirting it out like air escaping from a balloon.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
25 May 2026
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“Scaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaping. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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