WEASELED (OUT OF) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

weaseled (out of)

verb

past tense of weasel (out of)

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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But the trend has not gotten much attention because the state has avoided high-profile disruptions at major employers.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Quarterback Kingston Tisdell avoided the rush and threw the ball down the middle.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoided

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In the foreseeable future, a terrorist group with minimal skills could access a jailbroken AI model (one that has evaded safety controls) trained on the world’s most comprehensive biological data set.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Police said Jackson was driving recklessly and evaded a Muscatine County Sheriff's Office deputy who attempted to stop his vehicle Friday evening in Muscatine.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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Denis Bouanga scored late in the second half and Los Angeles FC escaped with a 1-1 draw after trailing the Portland Timbers for 75 minutes on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Their study analyzed more than 2 million chat messages and identified examples involving grooming, sexualization of minors, bullying, violence and sensitive information sharing that escaped moderation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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