as in avoiding
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 evading
In the video, the e-bike riders can be seen speeidng, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Al-Owairan received the ball deep inside his team’s half and charged more than 75 yards (69 meters) across the pitch while evading four Belgian defenders.
—Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Aguilar was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of evading a peace officer by driving against traffic, possession of burglar’s tools, hit-and-run causing property damage and resisting an officer.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
The suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Jesus Roberto Aguilar of Sacramento, was arrested and booked into jail for multiple evading and resisting charges and on a felony no-bail warrant.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Last week, a 19-year-old riding an e-motorcycle was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police and felony reckless driving.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Because of this, Matthew Seligman, founder of Grayhawk Law, believes the government has a good chance of evading refunds for all.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Committee Democrats asked Lutnick repeatedly about that visit, but came away from the interview frustrated with Lutnick and accused him of evading their questions.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Al-Owairan received the ball deep inside his team’s half and charged more than 75 yards (69 meters) across the pitch while evading four Belgian defenders.
—Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Aguilar was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of evading a peace officer by driving against traffic, possession of burglar’s tools, hit-and-run causing property damage and resisting an officer.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
The suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Jesus Roberto Aguilar of Sacramento, was arrested and booked into jail for multiple evading and resisting charges and on a felony no-bail warrant.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Last week, a 19-year-old riding an e-motorcycle was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police and felony reckless driving.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Because of this, Matthew Seligman, founder of Grayhawk Law, believes the government has a good chance of evading refunds for all.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Committee Democrats asked Lutnick repeatedly about that visit, but came away from the interview frustrated with Lutnick and accused him of evading their questions.
—Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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That would be a mistake worth avoiding, though.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Scenes from this film-within-a-film play out in full, and feature Emma Mackey as a damsel escaping a hungry, humanoid fish creature, while a pair of mad scientists, played by comedy duo Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, attempt to study the ravenous creature.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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The 11-bed unit, opened in 2005, has a dedicated laboratory and HEPA-filtered, negative-pressure rooms that prevent pathogens from escaping into all patient rooms.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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