eschewal

as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable a candidate who is to be admired for her eschewal of pat answers and quick fixes

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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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  • The vehicle must also earn a good or acceptable rating in the collision avoidance areas, like pedestrian front-crash prevention technology test for daytime and nighttime driving as well as its headlights on all trim levels.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
  • As far as speed, elephants moving at a slow speed show an even stronger avoidance of the difficult, more energetically-costly terrain.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Before leaving office, Joe Biden issued a controversial pardon for his son over tax evasion and federal gun charges.
    Molly Nagle, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Sorrentino pled guilty to one count of tax evasion in January 2018, and his brother Marc pled guilty to one count of aiding in the preparation of a false and fraudulent tax return.
    Diane J. Cho, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Eschewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschewal. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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