Meaning & use
eluding
Skillfully escaping, avoiding, or evading someone or something, often through cleverness or speed.
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The suspect spent three days eluding police before finally being caught near the border.
The exact cause of the disease kept eluding researchers despite years of study.
A note on using this word
Eluding often pairs with an abstract object, as in "eluding capture" or "eluding understanding," not only literal chases.
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