avoid
verb (used with object)
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
avoids
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present tense formof avoid (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Shein says it conducts regular third-party audits to ensure fair wages, and it says its on-demand model avoids overproduction and thus "dramatically reduces waste".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Keeping Japan’s future sales off the market avoids boosting U.S. bond yields, now near muti-decade highs, at a politically fraught time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It also avoids witnesses appearing publicly and testifying about the bloody circumstances and history of Nick Reiner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I prefer parchment paper for the first layer, which allows the bread to breathe and avoids recreating the clammy condensation routine of the airport sandwich.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
And Father avoids all conversations haying to do with Mother.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
