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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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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
Those prior policies effectively addressed specific tax avoidance strategies and closed genuine loopholes.
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Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
When you’re stressed, procrastination and avoidance take over.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
In general, the reciprocal trust doctrine is a rule that attempts to prevent certain tax avoidance through the structuring of trusts that are interrelated and ultimately place the trust’s beneficiaries in similar economic positions.
—Darren T. Case, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Complete avoidance, while providing temporary reprieve from conflict, might inadvertently cement a rift with your family and make future reconciliation more difficult.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
When you’re stressed, procrastination and avoidance take over.
—Israa Nasir, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
In general, the reciprocal trust doctrine is a rule that attempts to prevent certain tax avoidance through the structuring of trusts that are interrelated and ultimately place the trust’s beneficiaries in similar economic positions.
—Darren T. Case, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Complete avoidance, while providing temporary reprieve from conflict, might inadvertently cement a rift with your family and make future reconciliation more difficult.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidance
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Chances are, with this cheat seemingly becoming more of an issue, a lot of Escape From Tarkov players will switch to the controversial PvE mode in the coming days to avoid them.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Avoiding the slave-catcher threat, practical abolitionists like Still kept the books, managed the money, and worked to make the escape to Canada more efficient.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
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But a man of Roy’s hyperfocus will ultimately zero in on the even-bigger prize — the abolition of the 22nd Amendment.Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Americans joined for all kinds of purposes, from pursuing hobbies like music, to advocating such extremely controversial and divisive causes as temperance, peace, and the abolition of slavery.Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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The podcaster — who has served as Grayson's legal guardian while their parents Todd and Julie Chrisley serve time in prison after being convicted in June 2022 of fraud and tax evasion — opened up about her brother leaving for college during the Dec. 31 episode of her Unlocked podcast.Gil Macias, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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His wife, Misty Noel, and daughter, Kasey Noel, face charges of theft and tax evasion, and are scheduled to go on trial Feb. 3, 2025.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Avoidance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidance. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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