Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Oust
Oust verb - To drive or force out.
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Oust and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/oust
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Oust or Avoid. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/oust.
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