studiously avoid

Frequency: 4.52.0 per million words

To avoid something with great care and effort, often in a formal context.

avoidADVERB + AVOID

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studiously

Examples (10)

  • The politician would studiously avoid any mention of the recent scandal during his speech.
  • She studiously avoids eye contact with him whenever they are in the same room.
  • In the meeting, the manager studiously avoided the topic of budget cuts.
  • He studiously avoids any conversation that might lead back to his time in the army.
  • Throughout the conference, the rival scientists studiously avoided each other.
  • For years, she has studiously avoided discussing her family's past.
  • The lawyer studiously avoided asking questions that could incriminate her own client.
  • He studiously avoids commitment, changing the subject whenever the future is mentioned.
  • By studiously avoiding the main issue, he hoped the problem would simply disappear.
  • The celebrity is known to studiously avoid the media and live a very private life.