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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bilk, evade |
| Type of | break loose, escape, get away |
| Derivation | eluding, elusion, elusive |
The thief eluded the police.
Examples of elude
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By contrast, the dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir will elude quick resolution.
From the economist.com
Donovan used his speed to elude linebacker Starr Fuimaono and get to the corner.
From the jsonline.com
How does price competition, or the appearance of it, still elude the IPO market?
From the economist.com
Saxe was able to elude arrest until 1975, when she was captured in Philadelphia.
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He was able to elude the rush at just the right time when we needed it the most.
From the signonsandiego.com
It seems so easy to see other people's blind spots while our own often elude us.
From the forbes.com
I think they are searching in their plates for a taste that seems to elude them.
From the guardian.co.uk
People crowd Scott Conant's restaurants for many reasons, all of which elude me.
From the bloomberg.com
For some reason, the easier shots seemed to elude Appel more than the tough ones.
From the sfgate.com
- Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
- Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
- Hedge: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
- (elusion) slip: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- Elusion was a female R&B group that consisted of two separate sets of identical twin sisters, Tamica and Tanya Johnson, and Michelle and Marie Harris. They only released one album as a group, "Think about it" in 1998.
- (elusion) The act, or abstract properties, of eluding
- (elusion) where is the pain that will not forsake me by being transient
- Means "to dodge or escape": Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Also beware of illude "to deceive, trick", the verb underlying illusion. It isn't used often but it is out there.
- To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, and so on; evade.
