5
evades(verb, avoids)
4
avoids(verb, avoids)
4
dodges(verb, avoids)
4
ducks(noun, verb, avoids)
4
eludes(verb, avoids)
4
escapes(noun, verb, avoids)
4
shuns(verb, avoids)
3
shrinks(noun, verb, avoids)
3
sidesteps(verb, avoids)
2
abstains(verb, avoids)
2
averts(verb, avoids)
2
bypasses(verb, avoids)
2
eschews
2
parries
2
skulks
1
avoid
1
balks
1
blinks
1
circumvents(verb, avoids)
1
cons
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