as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes
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Recent Examples of evaded
During his time in the White House, Ford started a program granting amnesty to some men who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War in exchange for 24 months of public service.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Players gathered around the visitor’s dugout, where coach Jim Mora accepted the trophy, and took in the moment, embracing a feeling that has evaded the program for some time.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
In federal court in 2018, owners claimed the companies evaded Panamanian taxes, burdening them with debt.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
The marketing for the movie largely evaded the topic of domestic abuse and leaned heavily into the pic’s floral aesthetic given that Lively’s character Lily is a flower shop owner.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his protective vest.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s when defender Zach Barrett sent the ball to Kissel, who evaded Marshall’s defense and beat out Janjic for the game-winning goal.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Those likely evaded the DOJ process.
—Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
This suggests that these whales successfully evaded human predation for over a century, before finally being slain by modern humans using much more sophisticated hunting methods.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Joe Hernandez, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Players gathered around the visitor’s dugout, where coach Jim Mora accepted the trophy, and took in the moment, embracing a feeling that has evaded the program for some time.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
In federal court in 2018, owners claimed the companies evaded Panamanian taxes, burdening them with debt.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
The marketing for the movie largely evaded the topic of domestic abuse and leaned heavily into the pic’s floral aesthetic given that Lively’s character Lily is a flower shop owner.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his protective vest.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
That’s when defender Zach Barrett sent the ball to Kissel, who evaded Marshall’s defense and beat out Janjic for the game-winning goal.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
Those likely evaded the DOJ process.
—Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
This suggests that these whales successfully evaded human predation for over a century, before finally being slain by modern humans using much more sophisticated hunting methods.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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