as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
the criminal's eluding of the police finally came to an end when he was caught trying to leave the country
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as in evading
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 eluding
Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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Unmanned aerial systems are killing and maiming scores of people across the world, eluding even the most sophisticated air defenses.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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The Escape From Tarkov Halloween event is in full swing and after a new patch earlier today two new quests have been added, as well as multiple changes being made to the zombie spawn rate.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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This non-escapist escape distinguishes On the Wandering Path from most contemporary movies.Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Police said the man was charged with arson and evading arrest.Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The evading driver was about 5-foot-10 and was wearing a white hoodie with a black hood and sweat pants, police said.Josh LaBella, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
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In 2022, the company agreed to pay roughly $60 million (55.8 million euros) to settle a tax evasion investigation in Italy.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The law was meant to crack down on tax evasion, but many Americans living abroad have found the compliance burden to be untenable.Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Pull Straight Out with Steady Pressure Pull the tick out with a slow, steady motion and avoiding twisting or jerking so that the tick’s mouthparts don’t break off and remain in the skin.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Topline Spirit Airlines’ stock swelled by 60% on Monday, on track for the low-cost airline’s best day since going public, after the carrier announced an extension to refinance its debt while temporarily avoiding the threat of bankruptcy.Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Nash-Betts' character ended up crashing her car, landing her back in the hospital with Ed as her nurse, and the episode ended with the pair breaking out of the hospital hand-in-hand and escaping in Ed's red convertible.Julia Moore, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Helene was so destructive, many residents don’t have a home left to clean up, escaping the storm with little more than the clothes on their backs, even losing their shoes to the surging tides.Kate Payne and David R. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Eluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eluding. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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