avoid
verb (used with object)
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
avoided
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past participleof avoid.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof avoid.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
avoidverb (used with object)to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
Example Sentences
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Some have suggested that the bearish impact of a declining population can be avoided by an increasing share of women in the workforce and/or an increasingly educated workforce.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The researchers suggest that around one or two in every 10 oesophageal cancers could be avoided if people stopped drinking very hot beverages.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Angelenos avoided the most significant impacts of Hurricane Marie over the Labor Day weekend, but the region continued to soak up the fringes of the storm Sunday, according to meteorologists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
But the arithmetic was suddenly visible anyway: one broken appliance repaired, one replacement avoided, however many dollars still in somebody’s pocket.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
In 1794, Washington had sent Chief Justice John Jay to London to negotiate a realistic bargain that avoided a war with England at a time when the United States was ill prepared to fight one.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
