as in avoids
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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Rideshare and taxis are widely available too, but light rail avoids the post-match traffic gridlock.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026 -
Charles, who is the British head of state but not the head of government, typically avoids politics in public.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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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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Farm stays are far from new, but travelers are showing a resounding new interest in rural, back-to-the-land escapes.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Austin escapes the clinic through the ceiling and calls Eunice from a cab to the police station.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Weasels (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasels%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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