as in avoiding
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 evading
He was also charged with evading arrest the same day.
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Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The teen was arrested on suspicion of crimes including assaulting a person with a semi-automatic firearm, brandishing a firearm, negligently discharging a firearm, evading a peace officer and driving under the influence of alcohol, the sheriff’s office said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Like a fish from a fairy tale, a bouquet of hooks threaded through its lips, The Changeling keeps evading capture.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Justin Carter, 33, was booked into the Tarrant County jail Friday on charges of evading arrest with a vehicle and unlawful possession of a weapon.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Somehow their petition—miraculously evading Confederate interception and traveling, via the Bahamas, to Washington—arrived on the Navy secretary’s desk, though they likely weren’t released until the end of the war.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
The suspect – identified as 40‑year‑old Matthew Sierra – now faces an additional charge of evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Bahamon Martinez has pleaded not guilty to evading a peace officer causing death and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, both felonies.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Gabriel Figueroa, a 26-year-old New Britain man, will serve three years after pleading guilty to evading responsibility resulting in death, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
The teen was arrested on suspicion of crimes including assaulting a person with a semi-automatic firearm, brandishing a firearm, negligently discharging a firearm, evading a peace officer and driving under the influence of alcohol, the sheriff’s office said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Like a fish from a fairy tale, a bouquet of hooks threaded through its lips, The Changeling keeps evading capture.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Justin Carter, 33, was booked into the Tarrant County jail Friday on charges of evading arrest with a vehicle and unlawful possession of a weapon.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Somehow their petition—miraculously evading Confederate interception and traveling, via the Bahamas, to Washington—arrived on the Navy secretary’s desk, though they likely weren’t released until the end of the war.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
The suspect – identified as 40‑year‑old Matthew Sierra – now faces an additional charge of evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Bahamon Martinez has pleaded not guilty to evading a peace officer causing death and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, both felonies.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Gabriel Figueroa, a 26-year-old New Britain man, will serve three years after pleading guilty to evading responsibility resulting in death, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evading
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The battery is reported to retain more than 90 percent of its driving range even at –40 degrees Celsius, avoiding the sharp winter degradation commonly associated with both LFP and nickel-manganese-cobalt batteries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sokolowski also recommends avoiding misting your refrigerator with water directly—always apply it to a microfiber cloth first.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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The magistrate and her elderly mother were held for 30 hours in a garage in southern France’s Drôme region before escaping, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Evading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evading. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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