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as in evaded
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like
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as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress
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Recent Examples of avoided
That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.
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Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Porter and Swalwell joined majorities of Democratic House members to support various spending packages in Congress, which included billions for a border wall and in at least one case, avoided a government shutdown.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
However, Small says they’re best avoided.
—Emma Yasinski, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the temptation to overinvest in silver and gold now, with the price at record highs, should also be avoided.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
For more than a year, merchants and motorists had avoided the area amid gang gunfire and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Somehow her husband avoided it.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
So far, the state has avoided catastrophic electric failures like the deadly Texas outage of 2021.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
For many years, Coretta avoided discussing her affiliation with the Progressive Party.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Porter and Swalwell joined majorities of Democratic House members to support various spending packages in Congress, which included billions for a border wall and in at least one case, avoided a government shutdown.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
However, Small says they’re best avoided.
—Emma Yasinski, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the temptation to overinvest in silver and gold now, with the price at record highs, should also be avoided.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
For more than a year, merchants and motorists had avoided the area amid gang gunfire and kidnappings.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Somehow her husband avoided it.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
So far, the state has avoided catastrophic electric failures like the deadly Texas outage of 2021.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
For many years, Coretta avoided discussing her affiliation with the Progressive Party.
—Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoided
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Deputies located and attempted to stop the vehicle a short time later, but the driver did not yield and recklessly evaded, and the pursuit was ultimately terminated in the interest of public safety.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The men, who knew each other from prison, evaded law enforcement for roughly 36 hours, driving north and then heading back down south through Montana before they were arrested in Twin Falls.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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Michigan community organizer William Lawrence, 35, who is running for Congress against GOP incumbent Tom Barrett, whose seat in the battleground state is rated as one most competitive congressional races this year by political forecasters, has explicitly called for ICE to be abolished.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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One friend of mine, a former student, has escaped with her husband and baby to a remote island in northern Wisconsin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after being resentenced, Thompson escaped from the Harris County jail in Houston by walking out the front door virtually unchallenged by deputies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The measure raised modest revenues, which fell as rich people moved out of the country to avoid paying, and the measure was repealed by the government of President Emmanuel Macron in 2017.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the current state school aid budget repealed that option.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the time, Caucus leadership cited Metra delays as a factor that may have prevented some members from reaching the Gorton Center before voting closed.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Officials prevented the officer's entry and activated emergency protocols issued by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Human Mobility, according to the consulate.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Residential garbage and recycling pickup scheduled for today has been canceled, according to the news release.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thus, the Special Plan Commission Meeting scheduled for February 2, 2026, has been canceled.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sheinbaum has been incredibly vague about where her country stood, and this week has given roundabout and ambiguous answers to inquiries about the shipments, and dodged reporters questions in her morning press briefings.—
Michelle L. Price,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Sheinbaum has been incredibly vague about where her country stood, and this week has given roundabout and ambiguous answers to inquiries about the shipments, and dodged reporters' questions in her morning press briefings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The panel’s opinion overturned Sjostrom’s ruling on the inactive voters and upheld his ruling on the petitions gathered by non-residents — with the net effect of allowing both directives to invalidate signatures.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Avoided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoided. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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