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
Willa eludes Lockjaw's goons with the help of Deandra (Regina Hall), a French 75 member, and finds refuge with the Sisters of the Brave Beaver, a convent of sympathetic (if exhausted) nuns.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 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, 5 Mar. 2026
That is the one achievement that eludes me at the moment.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
But with limited data, the precise driver of the phenomenon largely eludes researchers.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The economics of it all eludes me.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Lonesome Dove brings to bear a classical judgment of humanity as hostage to circumstance destiny, in the end, exerting its will with certainty, a grip that no man, however spirited, ever eludes.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Marion’s light voice eludes him, as if children exist in a frequency to which Jim is not attuned.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The series looks at the ramifications of a technology that still eludes a portion of the continent via recurring rolling blackouts.
—Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 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, 5 Mar. 2026
That is the one achievement that eludes me at the moment.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
But with limited data, the precise driver of the phenomenon largely eludes researchers.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The economics of it all eludes me.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Lonesome Dove brings to bear a classical judgment of humanity as hostage to circumstance destiny, in the end, exerting its will with certainty, a grip that no man, however spirited, ever eludes.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Marion’s light voice eludes him, as if children exist in a frequency to which Jim is not attuned.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The series looks at the ramifications of a technology that still eludes a portion of the continent via recurring rolling blackouts.
—Thomas Patier, Artforum, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eludes
Verb
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But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The process avoids the long turnaround times seen in conventional microbiological analysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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While the family largely avoids the spotlight, Sam’s daughter, Alice Walton, and two of his son Jim’s children, Tom and Steuart Walton, remain active and public-facing in Arkansas.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Her grim discovery ensures Toya will meet the same fate, and in the last episode, as the murderer escapes through the window, Hole discovers the killer’s final victim in the bathroom, tied by her neck to the shower.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the best Iceland Airbnbs, nature is the number one amenity, but city escapes offer plenty of perks too.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2026
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