as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
the minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn't want to diminish his moral authority in the community
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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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Recent Examples of eschew
Ben Pickman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The year 2022 marked the first occasion on which the show eschewed a traditional network broadcast outlet and went exclusively to streaming.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
But The Pitt eschewed a show-stopping, season finale breakdown scene for a piercing, carefully contained crisis, executed with breathtaking skill by Wyle.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
But what makes Texas a true rarity is that amid a 3-point revolution across all levels of basketball, the Longhorns proudly eschew the trend.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The year 2022 marked the first occasion on which the show eschewed a traditional network broadcast outlet and went exclusively to streaming.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
But The Pitt eschewed a show-stopping, season finale breakdown scene for a piercing, carefully contained crisis, executed with breathtaking skill by Wyle.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eschew
Verb
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Get to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Maybe after a decade and a half of ruling the charts, the only thing that offers Aubrey Graham an escape from anhedonia is the fleeting euphoria of a lottery hit.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2025
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At least two made it to the Missouri River – the first captured in Boonville, Missouri, and the largest, a 3-footer, pulled from the river near Jefferson City by a fisherman, nearly three months after its escape.—
Jeremy Drouin,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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Security scrutinized: Suspect eluded officers protecting Shapiro Balmer started fires while troopers searched Troopers were able to safely evacuate Shapiro's family and others in the mansion, but the fire raises the question of how Balmer was able to evade security.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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Most of these are fine goals, and some (such as finally terminating the university’s efforts to evade a Supreme Court–ordered end to its use of race discrimination in admissions) ought to be uncontroversial.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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His avoidance of assassination by quick reflexes to dodge a bullet's direct hit, and then rising up to display his resilience, provided a perfect tableau to emphasize his survival skills.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Instead, allergists recommend avoidance, exercise, or relying on over-the-counter medications to fight sneezing, itching, and watery eyes.—
Sarah Cottone,
Health,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The federal agency on the frontlines of President Donald Trump’s tariffs war faces the enormous task of policing imports for tax evasion and applying the new tariff rates without holding up international trade.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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Former Madrid player Xabi Alonso is one of the few soccer figures to be acquitted of tax evasion charges.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Eschew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschew. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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