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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Recent Examples of evasive
Like an evasive paramour, the Louvre may not always seem to be interested in a relationship.
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Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Though the team has been evasive about nailing down a position, the hard part is over.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Waldock and Cox both saw that as a clear evasive maneuver by the American Airlines pilot.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
But his answers to senators’ questions about his past remarks and whether vaccines cause autism were consistently evasive.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Elaine Sciolino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Though the team has been evasive about nailing down a position, the hard part is over.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Waldock and Cox both saw that as a clear evasive maneuver by the American Airlines pilot.
—Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
But his answers to senators’ questions about his past remarks and whether vaccines cause autism were consistently evasive.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasive. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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