as in evaded
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
the millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught
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Recent Examples of eluded
Are Post and Bey likely to get the kind of Big Four attention that has eluded core country artists in recent years — and who are the artists who could get the same kind of consideration this year?
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
In recent years, Rose had spoken often of his mortality and of his desire to be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, an honor that eluded him for three decades because of the permanent ban Major League Baseball imposed after he was found to have bet on baseball.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
In recent years, Rose had spoken often of his mortality and of his desire to be inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame, an honor that eluded him for three decades because of the permanent ban Major League Baseball imposed after he was found to have bet on baseball.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eluded
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Except Montgomery, the Lions’ tough running back, bounced off his first would-be tackler and evaded several more in easily the game’s most improbable play.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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The drone had evaded Israeli air defenses by approaching Israel from its Mediterranean coast.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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When a city’s leadership makes the decision, divisive and expensive referenda can be avoided, Newbrun wrote.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Hollywood mostly avoided the post-election weekend out of concern that people wouldn’t be paying attention to anything other than the presidential race.Variety, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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In May, the filmmaker escaped to Europe after receiving sentence of jail and flogging from the Iranian authorities.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Two of the vehicles escaped, the attorney general said, while the third stopped and the driver fled the scene.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Eluded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eluded. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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