as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness
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Our Trust and Safety Resource Center offers additional guidance on recognizing and avoiding phishing attempts.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Now the two sides are scrambling to resolve the funding gap and save the project to avoid returning more than $24.6 million in state dollars received through the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Homekey program.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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Van Lith has competed in four conference title games over the span of her career, but this was the first time the title didn’t evade her.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Until further data can be confirmed, Intuitive Machines will be hoping Athena will evade meeting similar fate.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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In fact, research shows that beyond escaping poverty, additional wealth has little impact on long-term emotional well-being.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yolanda, who escaped across the border into Mexico later that day, was named a primary suspect.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Weasel (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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