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
Although there is wiggle-room for the inflationary temperature/energy scale to be a bit lower than the limit set by cosmic rays, the CMB limits on the maximum post-inflationary temperature cannot be evaded.
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Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s armed forces said Storm Shadow missiles had evaded Russia’s air defenses and struck the site in Bryansk which produces gunpowder, explosives and rocket components.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
After driving his team into the red zone, Funke evaded pressure, then fired a last-ditch bullet at the horn.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
American businesses would pay 22% of the costs, foreign exporters would absorb 18% and 5% would be evaded, according to the Goldman Sachs analysis.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
The issue here, contrary to the Administration’s framing, is not that these individuals had previously evaded accountability for allegedly criminal activity.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Rader evaded capture for years despite having frequently contacted police and media to drop hints about his identity from 1974 to 1979.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The notion that the nine-time Women’s Super League champions need more hunger in the one competition that has historically evaded them may sound faintly ridiculous but this was a night that left plenty to be desired.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s armed forces said Storm Shadow missiles had evaded Russia’s air defenses and struck the site in Bryansk which produces gunpowder, explosives and rocket components.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
After driving his team into the red zone, Funke evaded pressure, then fired a last-ditch bullet at the horn.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
American businesses would pay 22% of the costs, foreign exporters would absorb 18% and 5% would be evaded, according to the Goldman Sachs analysis.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
The issue here, contrary to the Administration’s framing, is not that these individuals had previously evaded accountability for allegedly criminal activity.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Rader evaded capture for years despite having frequently contacted police and media to drop hints about his identity from 1974 to 1979.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The notion that the nine-time Women’s Super League champions need more hunger in the one competition that has historically evaded them may sound faintly ridiculous but this was a night that left plenty to be desired.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
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By contrast, Lai has avoided implying that there exists one China that includes Taiwan.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Except for a few urgent medical issues, such as an infected cut, Reed avoided health care providers.—
Charlotte Huff,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And still, given that Spurs’ creative issues persist and Monaco peppered Vicario’s goal with 23 shots, seemingly slicing through a defence which had previously looked so secure with ease, Tottenham escaped with another away point.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the finale of the fourth season of The Boys, Starlight escaped an attempt to round up all supes who went against Homelander’s vision to rule the world.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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