as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
the minister eschews involvement in local politics, since he doesn't want to diminish his moral authority in the community
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Recent Examples of eschew
But what makes Texas a true rarity is that amid a 3-point revolution across all levels of basketball, the Longhorns proudly eschew the trend.
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The year 2022 marked the first occasion on which the show eschewed a traditional network broadcast outlet and went exclusively to streaming.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
But The Pitt eschewed a show-stopping, season finale breakdown scene for a piercing, carefully contained crisis, executed with breathtaking skill by Wyle.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The year 2022 marked the first occasion on which the show eschewed a traditional network broadcast outlet and went exclusively to streaming.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
But The Pitt eschewed a show-stopping, season finale breakdown scene for a piercing, carefully contained crisis, executed with breathtaking skill by Wyle.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eschew
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Get to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Security scrutinized: Suspect eluded officers protecting Shapiro Balmer started fires while troopers searched Troopers were able to safely evacuate Shapiro's family and others in the mansion, but the fire raises the question of how Balmer was able to evade security.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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Most of these are fine goals, and some (such as finally terminating the university’s efforts to evade a Supreme Court–ordered end to its use of race discrimination in admissions) ought to be uncontroversial.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2025
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Ray reportedly pushed the Uber driver to the ground, and the pair escaped.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Eschew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschew. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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