eschews

verb

present tense third-person singular of eschew
as in avoids
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 eschews Alienware just entered exactly that market with its new 15-inch laptop, which eschews the latest generation of graphics cards to keep the price low while still delivering acceptable speed and style. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 Vollmann, who eschews cell phones, email and social media, still has a landline. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026 After overseeing local launches of Paramount+ and Pluto TV while at Paramount Canada, Smith became the top programmer at CBC/Radio Canada, Canada’s public broadcaster that eschews American TV series for homegrown programming. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Ross’ music eschews the cathartic function of a lot of classic heartland rock, maybe because his lyric-writing is fairly literary and terse. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2026 The production eschews more newfangled effects like video projections. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 The army that eschews it will be defeated by the one that adopts it. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 The cabin’s design, spearheaded by Jen Neilsen, eschews the ever-trendy sleek, minimalist look in favor of an experience laser-focused on comfort. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 The matchmaking element has shades of hits like Married at First Sight or Indian Matchmaking, although The Last Person on Earth eschews the competition or reality element and is very much being positioned as a documentary series. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eschews
  1. avoids
  2. evades
  3. escapes
  4. shuns
Verb
  • Settling at concept stage which layers can share, and which cannot, avoids both.
    — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Interestingly, the system stays within existing 18 kV power equipment limits and avoids costly requalifications of subsea infrastructure.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoids
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  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
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  • Kevin Kelly escapes with the lead 😤 The Rays are three outs away from the World Series!
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • As previously stated, the anchor should review what the AI agents produce, make the ship call and answer when a defect escapes.
    — Jay Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of escapes
Verb
  • Continue reading … POLITICS HEARTLAND HERO — Patriotic woman fills void after Dem gov shuns America's 250th birthday bash.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • This strategy shuns grand openings, favoring subtle engagement and long-term commitment, guiding future US growth.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of shuns

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“Eschews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eschews. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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