as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Recent Examples of evasive
The Trump supporters at times boxed in the bus, slowed it down, kept it from exiting the highway and repeatedly forced the bus driver to make evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision, the lawsuit says.
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Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The Naval Strike Missile, developed by Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, can challenge an adversary’s defenses by flying at sea-skimming altitudes and making evasive maneuvers in flight at a range of 115 miles (185 kilometers).
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 27 July 2024
What works for a three-minute single, however, isn’t easily stretched out to 90 minutes, and what is mysterious and evocative or evasive or ironic in a song can be dully matter-of-fact on the screen.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2024
Often, leaders who hate conflict will either avoid these conversations or be evasive when discussing performance.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The Naval Strike Missile, developed by Norwegian defense company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, can challenge an adversary’s defenses by flying at sea-skimming altitudes and making evasive maneuvers in flight at a range of 115 miles (185 kilometers).
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 27 July 2024
What works for a three-minute single, however, isn’t easily stretched out to 90 minutes, and what is mysterious and evocative or evasive or ironic in a song can be dully matter-of-fact on the screen.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2024
Often, leaders who hate conflict will either avoid these conversations or be evasive when discussing performance.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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