as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Recent Examples of evasive
At least one Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) resolution advisory -- the most serious warning that tells the pilots to take immediate evasive action to avoid a collision -- was triggered per month at Reagan due to proximity to a helicopter from 2011 to 2024, Homendy said.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Chiefs played in the latter country in 2019, but NFL representatives were evasive during Super Bowl week when asked about the next game in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The flight was descending between 1200 and 1000 feet when TCAS instructed the pilots to take evasive maneuvers to avoid another object.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Vance took evasive action and moved to a separate location, but that did not stop skiers pursuing the VP on the slopes to protest.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Chiefs played in the latter country in 2019, but NFL representatives were evasive during Super Bowl week when asked about the next game in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The flight was descending between 1200 and 1000 feet when TCAS instructed the pilots to take evasive maneuvers to avoid another object.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
Vance took evasive action and moved to a separate location, but that did not stop skiers pursuing the VP on the slopes to protest.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasive
elusive
Adjective
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Where access to affordable healthcare, comprehensive postpartum care, and paid leave remains elusive.—
Danaya Wilson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Polls have suggested the Senate race in Texas could potentially become competitive, though the state has proven elusive to Democrats.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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