as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive
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Often, leaders who hate conflict will either avoid these conversations or be evasive when discussing performance.
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Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens criticized Harris for being evasive to the press late last month on Real Time with Bill Maher.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
These remarks can feel evasive, and also like attempts to veer away from the urge to decode Solondz’s provocations.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Trump was on the defensive and evasive, even on issues that should benefit him – and didn’t land much, if anything, that stuck.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
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Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
New York Times columnist Bret Stephens criticized Harris for being evasive to the press late last month on Real Time with Bill Maher.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
These remarks can feel evasive, and also like attempts to veer away from the urge to decode Solondz’s provocations.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Trump was on the defensive and evasive, even on issues that should benefit him – and didn’t land much, if anything, that stuck.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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