as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes
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Recent Examples of evaded
The marketing for the movie largely evaded the topic of domestic abuse and leaned heavily into the pic’s floral aesthetic given that Lively’s character Lily is a flower shop owner.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his protective vest.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s when defender Zach Barrett sent the ball to Kissel, who evaded Marshall’s defense and beat out Janjic for the game-winning goal.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Those likely evaded the DOJ process.
—Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
This suggests that these whales successfully evaded human predation for over a century, before finally being slain by modern humans using much more sophisticated hunting methods.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Large drones spotted across the state in recent weeks have evaded traditional detection methods, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Large drones spotted across the state in recent weeks have evaded traditional detection methods, according to the .
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Minimizing the number of actions a fugitive takes before and after a crime is crucial to avoid getting caught, said Peter Young, a former FBI fugitive who evaded capture for more than seven years on terrorism charges related to releases of animals from fur farms.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his protective vest.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s when defender Zach Barrett sent the ball to Kissel, who evaded Marshall’s defense and beat out Janjic for the game-winning goal.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Those likely evaded the DOJ process.
—Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
This suggests that these whales successfully evaded human predation for over a century, before finally being slain by modern humans using much more sophisticated hunting methods.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Large drones spotted across the state in recent weeks have evaded traditional detection methods, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Large drones spotted across the state in recent weeks have evaded traditional detection methods, according to the .
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Minimizing the number of actions a fugitive takes before and after a crime is crucial to avoid getting caught, said Peter Young, a former FBI fugitive who evaded capture for more than seven years on terrorism charges related to releases of animals from fur farms.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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