as in avoiding
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026 -
That would be a mistake worth avoiding, though.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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He was charged with evading arrest and smuggling of persons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Recent evaluations show leading models generating plausible ideas for pathogen modification, evading DNA synthesis screening or providing step-by-step guidance that could assist nonexperts in bioweapon pathways.—
Jordan Henry,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The data hinted that water vapor escaping from Europa’s surface could be breaking apart into hydrogen and oxygen in space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Octopuses can move at high speed by sucking water into an interior funnel and squirting it out like air escaping from a balloon.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
25 May 2026
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“Weaseling (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseling%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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