as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Recent Examples of evasive
Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane.
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Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Colapinto moved to defend, but with a rapid closing speed, Bearman was forced to take evasive action before slipping onto the grass, losing control of his car and smashing into the barriers.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Fauci wasn’t being evasive; science was evolving in real time.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Pearce took several evasive turns to get away from the officers, including cutting through a Chevron gas station and heading north on 102nd Avenue, according to the report.
—David Goodhue
march 12, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Colapinto moved to defend, but with a rapid closing speed, Bearman was forced to take evasive action before slipping onto the grass, losing control of his car and smashing into the barriers.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Fauci wasn’t being evasive; science was evolving in real time.
—David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Pearce took several evasive turns to get away from the officers, including cutting through a Chevron gas station and heading north on 102nd Avenue, according to the report.
—David Goodhue
march 12, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evasive
elusive
Adjective
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The one big missing piece was seeing her team finally capture an elusive state championship.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the American West, access to a private ski resort has become one of the more elusive status markers in high-end real estate.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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