evade detection
idiom
: to avoid being found out or discovered
His criminal activities somehow evaded detection.
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Both versions of the spotlight must be avoided by sneaking carefully around to evade detection, but the former mostly serves as a periodic nuisance to wait out, while the latter is a persistently looming threat that appear frequently and patrols rooms sporadically.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Security researchers this week detailed a pernicious malware that worms its way into Linux machines and uses a variety of techniques to evade detection.
—Andrew Couts, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2024
Once the campaign achieves its objective, all these messages can be deleted to evade detection.
—Filippo Menczer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
To evade detection, illicit merchants often use code terms to list drugs on online marketplaces.
—Rochelle Blease, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Security researchers this week detailed a pernicious malware that worms its way into Linux machines and uses a variety of techniques to evade detection.
—Andrew Couts, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2024
Once the campaign achieves its objective, all these messages can be deleted to evade detection.
—Filippo Menczer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
To evade detection, illicit merchants often use code terms to list drugs on online marketplaces.
—Rochelle Blease, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Evade detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade%20detection. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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