as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness
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Four responded directly, and at least two others commented on social media, with the vast majority declining to respond to whether Tylenol should be avoided.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The team developed new electrode formulations and a modular electrolyzer architecture that avoided rare catalysts and enabled reactions on cheaper, robust surfaces.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Nevertheless, Herbert evaded two defenders who converged on him.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Washington could’ve easily recorded more, had Smith not evaded a couple of those pressures.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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His peace of mind doesn’t survive the first commute to work, when Alex and Dwayne nearly run over a dirty, barefoot, hysterical boy, Riley (Gage Munroe), who has escaped from TPA.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Cincinnati then escaped with a four-point victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2, despite backup QB Jake Browning tossing three interceptions.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Weaseled (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseled%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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