as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
pleading chronic back pain is my standard evasion for doing any heavy lifting
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Recent Examples of evasion
Thursday’s sentencing proved a pivotal moment in the U.S. battle against North Korean sanctions evasion tactics that have claimed up to $600 million annually in a coordinated attack on U.S. and European companies.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Black also helped race car driver Helio Castroneves win acquittal in a case alleging tax evasion.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Warner, one of the highest profile figures snared in a federal investigation of Americans using Swiss bank accounts to avoid U.S. taxes, had pleaded guilty to a single count of tax evasion.
—Michelle Chapman, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Black also helped race car driver Helio Castroneves win acquittal in a case alleging tax evasion.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Warner, one of the highest profile figures snared in a federal investigation of Americans using Swiss bank accounts to avoid U.S. taxes, had pleaded guilty to a single count of tax evasion.
—Michelle Chapman, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
Their robust negations appeared to put both them and their American hosts on the right side of history, compared with writers in the unfree world of authoritarian regimes, who seemed to have been permanently tainted by lies, equivocations, and evasions.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasion
Noun
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Theater room and library loft: The versatile entertainment space upstairs offers a big screen TV and a game or reading table, providing an escape for watching movies, playing games and socializing away from the main living spaces.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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This boutique offers a serene escape with breathtaking vistas of the surrounding mountains.—
Carola Fresno,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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But what looks like momentum can feel like avoidance.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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One of the buoying aspects of Shakman’s film is its avoidance of antagonist overexposure.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasion. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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