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
In Milwaukee, Kellner said that around 33% of bus riders have evaded paying fares in 2025 but that the agency has identified a few cost-neutral strategies targeted at reducing fare evasion down to 30% by September 2026, the same rate of evasion busses saw in 2024.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The big plays evaded the Eagles both through the air and on the ground.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
On fourth down, Chargers quarterback Corin Berry evaded multiple Corona del Mar tacklers and scrambled for positive yardage, but was tackled short of the first down by Scott Anderson to give the Sea Kings the ball to close out the game.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Large swaths of eastern Colorado have evaded the drought plaguing most of the state west of 25.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But quarterback Justin Herbert evaded the rush, particularly because Chris Jones took an inside route, and scrambled outside for 19 yards to essentially end it — embodying a game in which the Chiefs were chasing the Chargers from the get-go.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson answered right back when senior Justice Moody caught a short pass on the second play of his team’s first possession and evaded a host of tacklers en route to the end zone on a 51-yard touchdown pass.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Fans of Irwin were shocked by the news, especially considering that the famed animal conservationist had evaded death on so many other occasions.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The big plays evaded the Eagles both through the air and on the ground.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
On fourth down, Chargers quarterback Corin Berry evaded multiple Corona del Mar tacklers and scrambled for positive yardage, but was tackled short of the first down by Scott Anderson to give the Sea Kings the ball to close out the game.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Large swaths of eastern Colorado have evaded the drought plaguing most of the state west of 25.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But quarterback Justin Herbert evaded the rush, particularly because Chris Jones took an inside route, and scrambled outside for 19 yards to essentially end it — embodying a game in which the Chiefs were chasing the Chargers from the get-go.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson answered right back when senior Justice Moody caught a short pass on the second play of his team’s first possession and evaded a host of tacklers en route to the end zone on a 51-yard touchdown pass.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Fans of Irwin were shocked by the news, especially considering that the famed animal conservationist had evaded death on so many other occasions.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
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Since taking office, Kennedy has mostly avoided even rhetorically linking specific environmental exposures to health concerns.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Iryna’s closest Ukrainian relatives have largely avoided the media since her death, due perhaps in part to a language barrier, but mainly because this combination of fresh horror and grief is too intense.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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On September 7, dog owner Brittany U'Wren was devastated to learn that her rescue Shitzu mix, named Lexi, had escaped through the garage and disappeared from her home in Lexington, Kentucky.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The 1850 version mandated that the federal government actively help slave catchers track and apprehend people who’d escaped slavery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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