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
Garcia sprinted off exiting through a side entrance and evaded authorities until cops nabbed him on March 25, 2026.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Gutiérrez worries that Trump’s eagerness for a trophy that has evaded 12 Democratic and Republican presidents could get the better of him.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The helicopters successfully evaded Pakistan's layered air defenses, there was a crash immediately at UBL's compound, guys were scrambling to get inside, Khalid bin Laden got melted in the stairwell and then the SEALs got bin Laden on the third deck.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Redick said watching McIlroy this time around, compared to his first Masters victory last year after the championship had evaded him time and again, was a different experience.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Not necessarily more accurately, but with a lucidity that may have evaded them till now.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Though the yoga teacher initially evaded arrest by fleeing to Costa Rica and undergoing around $6,000 in plastic surgery to alter her appearance, she was captured a month later.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
This was an incredibly complex and dangerous operation for the rescue team and for that missing Air Force aviator who had evaded capture behind enemy lines for days.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
For three years, Barnett successfully evaded police.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Gutiérrez worries that Trump’s eagerness for a trophy that has evaded 12 Democratic and Republican presidents could get the better of him.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The helicopters successfully evaded Pakistan's layered air defenses, there was a crash immediately at UBL's compound, guys were scrambling to get inside, Khalid bin Laden got melted in the stairwell and then the SEALs got bin Laden on the third deck.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Redick said watching McIlroy this time around, compared to his first Masters victory last year after the championship had evaded him time and again, was a different experience.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Not necessarily more accurately, but with a lucidity that may have evaded them till now.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Though the yoga teacher initially evaded arrest by fleeing to Costa Rica and undergoing around $6,000 in plastic surgery to alter her appearance, she was captured a month later.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
This was an incredibly complex and dangerous operation for the rescue team and for that missing Air Force aviator who had evaded capture behind enemy lines for days.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
For three years, Barnett successfully evaded police.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaded
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Given the importance of preserving relations with the FCC, which has a say over a range of local station matters and must approve any mergers involving the transfer of broadcast licenses, LeGeyt has deliberately avoided a direct clash with his Washington counterpart.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Ukraine, Harry stepped into territory traditionally avoided by the royals.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nearly a year after 10 inmates escaped a New Orleans jail through a hole in the wall, a special grand jury has indicted the local sheriff on criminal corruption and obstruction charges in connection with the biggest jailbreak in recent American history.—
Greg Hilburn,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Evaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaded. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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