eludes

verb

present tense third-person singular of elude
as in evades
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery the millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught

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Recent Examples of eludes But even now, their quest for the perfect needle drop eludes predictable pathways. — Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026 Only in the third did the Red Sox put together the kind of inning that so often eludes them. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026 Monahon has prepared some promising dramatic notes, but the play’s larger vision still eludes her. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 But a return to tip-top command – often what eludes a Tommy John patient the most – and stuff will require patience. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026 What eludes Keynesians is that while our wants are unlimited, our ability to fulfill our wants is highly limited. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 June 2026 Related Stories And even with the reviews, fanfare, and industry respect, an Emmy win still eludes him. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 The novel is a modern love story about two friends who meet as children and reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eludes
  1. evades
  2. avoids
  3. escapes
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  • If the armed forces are the instrument through which the president evades the Constitution, then the leaders of those armed forces must answer for their role.
    — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Panthalassa evades these regional regulatory and environmental obstacles by deploying autonomous computing nodes directly into deep water.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Definition of evades
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  • New research has now demonstrated a simpler approach that avoids the ultrathin selective coatings traditionally considered essential for precise molecular separation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • The decision avoids an election-year change in the voting rules and may bolster Democrats in the fall election.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of avoids
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  • The highest technology will not be the one that escapes nature but the one that learns how to participate in its deepest creative computation.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • On clear, dry nights — like those across much of the interior West — that heat escapes very efficiently into space.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of escapes

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