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
Police said the man was charged with arson and evading arrest.
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Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Anyone with information pertaining to the evading driver is asked to contact Troop G in Bridgeport at 203-696-2500.
—Josh Labella, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
The evading driver was about 5-foot-10 and was wearing a white hoodie with a black hood and sweat pants, police said.
—Josh Labella, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Anyone with information pertaining to the evading driver is asked to contact Troop G in Bridgeport at 203-696-2500.
—Josh Labella, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
The evading driver was about 5-foot-10 and was wearing a white hoodie with a black hood and sweat pants, police said.
—Josh Labella, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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