1
as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
her congenital avoidance of conflict makes talking about problems with her difficult
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2
as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
plans to petition the court for an avoidance of the prenuptial agreement
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Recent Examples of avoidance
Revisionism can coexist with this collective avoidance of global system building and with the thinning out of the international order.
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Some recipes are aimed at cooking with kids, others at cooking for kids — including plenty of meltdown avoidance meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
That includes traffic collision avoidance systems, ground proximity warning systems, advanced weather radars, along with a multitude of other systems that are constantly being refined, Doyle explained.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Tuas port's fleet currently includes more than 200 of these AGVs, which use RFID to communicate with underground transponders and share their location in real-time for precise positioning and collision avoidance.
—New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
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Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Some recipes are aimed at cooking with kids, others at cooking for kids — including plenty of meltdown avoidance meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
That includes traffic collision avoidance systems, ground proximity warning systems, advanced weather radars, along with a multitude of other systems that are constantly being refined, Doyle explained.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Tuas port's fleet currently includes more than 200 of these AGVs, which use RFID to communicate with underground transponders and share their location in real-time for precise positioning and collision avoidance.
—New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidance
Noun
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The Reality: Most Will Not Be Able to Enter Canada Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants has left many searching for an escape, but Canada will not be a viable refuge for the vast majority.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The escape comes one week after gun suspect Eric Cruz managed to slip away from a cop watching him at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia in Manhattan and run off while still wearing a hospital gown.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Black colonial women of Boston were pioneers in the fight for justice, laying the groundwork for abolition and civil rights.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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McMahon did not, however, explicitly call on Monday for the total abolition of the Education Department.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Part of this containment strategy is to stop Chinese company transshipments through Canada and Mexico from engaging in willful U.S. tariff evasion.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Our president is about to pardon Pete, who gambled on games but did time for tax evasion.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Avoidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidance. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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