Synonym: evade, keep away from, shun, snub. Antonym: face. Similar words: voice, favor, flavor, favorite, favorable, in favour of. Meaning: [ə'vɔɪd] 
v. 1. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something 2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening 3. refrain from doing something 4. refrain from certain foods or beverages 5. declare invalid.
v. 1. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something 2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening 3. refrain from doing something 4. refrain from certain foods or beverages 5. declare invalid. 
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181. He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution for a series of notorious armed robberies.
182. The US military wants to avoid the graduated escalation that marked the Vietnam War.
183. If you want to avoid the crowds, it's best to come on a weekday.
184. She pulled the van to the left to avoid a dog.
185. Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force.
186. She spent a lot of time trying to avoid the attentions of her boss.
187. The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed.
188. I chose a different route to avoid the inconvenience of going through the town centre.
189. He pulled his punches to avoid hurting his sparring partner.
190. The government wants to avoid a rerun of last year's crisis.
191. I purposely avoid making train journeys during the rush hour.
192. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it.
193. Avoid deposits in excess of ￡20,[sentencedict.com/avoid.html]000 in any one account.
194. He slewed the van to the left to avoid the dog.
195. To avoid confusion, the twins never wore the same clothes.
196. The most important thing is to reach an agreement and to avoid a trade war.
197. Young ladies should learn to spend money carefully and avoid extravagance.
198. The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
199. The prime minister seemed anxious to avoid controversy about these appointments.
200. Work out what situations or people make you feel stressed and avoid them.
201. Stretching exercises can help you avoid injury and improve your game.
202. By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to.
203. I'd avoid her if I were you - she's in a foul temper.
204. We must avoid facile recriminations about who was to blame.
205. We wanted to avoid a rerun of last year's disastrous trip.
206. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
207. The report recommends people to avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight.
208. You should always try to avoid the use of cliche.
209. Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.
210. I'd avoid the city centre - there's some kind of procession on.