evading

present participle of evade

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Recent Examples of evading Rich had fled to Switzerland in 1983 after he was indicted on more than 50 counts of fraud and evading more than $48 million in taxes. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024 The pair really do go through the ringer, evading elephant stampedes, treacherous mountains, and ice cold snowy condidtions that look like Disney is setting up a cross over sequel with Frozen. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024 Rosado was arrested and charged with engaging police in pursuit, evading responsibility, failure to obey stop sign, reckless driving, unreadable license plates, interfering with an officer, possession with intent to sell narcotics and operating a drug factory. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024 Using his powers, Stanley must save his love interest Tina Carlyle (Diaz, 52) from mafioso Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene) while evading law enforcement. Jen Juneau, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 Reports suggest that some of the aircraft measure up to six feet in diameter and operate with their lights off, evading traditional detection methods. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2024 With its governing trifecta next year, the GOP is eyeing the possibility of passing its own energy bill through a process called reconciliation, which only requires a simple majority to pass the Senate, evading the filibuster. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024 But the man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a busy hotel keeps evading capture. Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024 The latter include possessing a handgun while actively using drugs and evading over $1 million in federal income tax while spending lavishly on drugs and escorts. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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