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as in evades
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like
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as in abolishes
to put an end to by formal action
asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress
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Recent Examples of avoids
The report largely avoids specifics about whose records were targeted and the content of the leaks.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
This is crucial for ensuring that the robot remains attentive to its surroundings and avoids distractions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
And Heller, a confidently empathetic director who can make an observant frame feel like a hug, wisely avoids traps like demonizing the child (winningly played by twins Emmett and Arleigh Snowden) or setting up McNairy’s hapless dad simply to be a marital punchline.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The Six Triple Eight smartly avoids over-sentimentalizing the story of these stoic and patriotic women, but also knows when to open the floodgates.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
The split strategy avoids any overlap between the royal brothers, as a strain remains amid a rift in their relationship.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
So the Earworm Eraser avoids the features that typically make songs catchy.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.
—John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
This is crucial for ensuring that the robot remains attentive to its surroundings and avoids distractions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
And Heller, a confidently empathetic director who can make an observant frame feel like a hug, wisely avoids traps like demonizing the child (winningly played by twins Emmett and Arleigh Snowden) or setting up McNairy’s hapless dad simply to be a marital punchline.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The Six Triple Eight smartly avoids over-sentimentalizing the story of these stoic and patriotic women, but also knows when to open the floodgates.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
The split strategy avoids any overlap between the royal brothers, as a strain remains amid a rift in their relationship.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
So the Earworm Eraser avoids the features that typically make songs catchy.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.
—John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoids
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Check for leaks in your windows and doors to make sure no heat escapes.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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In Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series, rebellious sheriff Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) escapes the bunker where her people have lived below the earth for generations.Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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And if Alabama cancels marquee matchups, other SEC schools will assuredly follow — potentially sapping the sport of must-see intersectional duels that energize the September competition calendar.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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And, if the customer cancels their main residential Starlink service, the discount on the Roam plan is rescinded.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
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The inclusion of glass fibers prevents the material from shattering upon impact, addressing one of the primary concerns associated with ceramic watch cases.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Another rule prevents teams with even higher payrolls, those operating in the second apron of the luxury tax, from sending out more than one player in a trade.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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Placing red and blue vertical bars on each end (with a narrow white stripe in between the colors) eliminates the ‘seal-on-bedsheet’ look.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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This one-stop-shop approach eliminates the need for fragmented solutions, further strengthening its market position.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Avoids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoids. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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