Meaning & use
Eschews
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Deliberately avoids doing or using something, typically for moral or practical reasons.
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The chef eschews processed ingredients in favor of everything made from scratch.
He eschews social media entirely, preferring to stay off the grid.
A note on using this word
From Old French 'eschiver,' related to 'shy'; it implies a principled or deliberate avoidance rather than mere neglect.
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