elude capture
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
To escape from being caught, often through cleverness.
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- The cunning jewel thief managed to elude capture for years.
- The snow leopard's natural camouflage helps it elude capture in the mountains.
- For a spy, the primary objective is to elude capture while gathering intelligence.
- The resistance fighter had successfully eluded capture on several occasions.
- Our strategy must be flawless if the fugitive is to elude capture after crossing the border.
- The escaped convict is still at large, having eluded capture for over a week.
- He was a master of disguise, which often allowed him to elude capture in plain sight.
- How did such a notorious criminal manage to elude capture for so long?
- If the fox is clever enough, it will elude capture by the hounds.
- Eluding capture became his full-time occupation after the prison break.