SHUFFLED (OUT OF) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

shuffled (out of)

verb

past tense of shuffle (out of)

as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery I don't know how the CEO managed to shuffle out of being held responsible for his company's weak performance

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Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a suspension for the start of this year’s tournament after a foul during a World Cup qualifier match.

— Yash Roy, Fortune, 5 July 2026

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American pressing — the type that previously won the ball against the likes of Paraguay and Bosnia — was easily evaded.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Four parents and grandparents face child endangerment charges as officials probe how the family evaded schools, medical records and oversight in a village of fewer than 1,000.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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William Carney, a man who escaped slavery to become a Union soldier in the Civil War and who was awarded the Medal of Honor for protecting the American flag from touching the ground during battle.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Born enslaved in Maryland, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to the North and emerged as the nation’s leading abolitionist and major literary political figure of his time.

— Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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