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eschew

[es-choo] / ɛsˈtʃu /


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That decision to eschew the approach led to the departure of Michael Edwards last month - the former Liverpool sporting director had been rehired by FSG in order to lead the multi-club project.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

When Newsom was elected governor, she announced she would eschew the traditional title of “first lady.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

But we should eschew the temptation to treat Kirkmeyer like a reasonable person.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2026

Like other Chinese chatbots, DeepSeek's AI tools eschew topics usually censored in the world's second-largest economy, such as the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

I was uninjured, and since pride is a Deadly Sin which I feel I generally eschew, absolutely nothing was hurt.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Webb eschews the Wagnerian method of film scoring—dark motifs for the evil characters, bright tunes for the good ones—in favor of fluid, shifting psychological music, a forerunner of Hitchcock’s scores with Bernard Herrmann.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Released by independent Angel Studios, known as a faith-based operation that eschews traditional Hollywood approaches, the film features stars Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis and Mary-Louise Parker and showcases William Franklyn-Mille as Washington.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

The cover of “Communion” eschews the grandeur of a Catholic cathedral, in favor of a photograph of a humble Methodist chapel in a rural part of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

And she most definitely eschews any modern microloan payment methods like buy-now-pay-later.

From MarketWatch May 14, 2026

When writing to Atticus he eschews all ornamentation, uses short sentences, colloquial idioms, rare diminutives and continually quotes Greek.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

“Plan 75” eschewed dystopian-thriller conventions to ponder how Japan might one day treat its senior citizens, viewing them as little more than a drain on resources.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Brockman for years eschewed management jobs that would require more time in meetings, which he said derailed his concentration.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Each company’s situation is unique, of course. Amazon.com and Tesla have long eschewed buybacks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

He eschewed the trappings of wealth — driving an eight-year-old Honda — motivated instead by a “desire to compete, excel and keep struggling to do better.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Here was a show that eschewed what turns out to be the most important of all ways of reaching young children.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

CEO Evan Spiegel since then has advised the marketing team to rebrand the unit as Specs and urged a more sophisticated presentation, eschewing the company’s signature yellow.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

While now eschewing the imperial strife of European colonists, the Five Nations waged their own “mourning wars” against the Catawbas and Cherokees of the south.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Droll and thoughtful, “Wonder Man” is Marvel’s most grounded offering yet, largely eschewing spectacle to focus on the insecurities of a guy who fears he’ll never get his big break.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

“I sat in a small office, eschewing the grand corner-office privilege of previous Chairmen.”

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Spaulding represented a new kind of Southern black businessman, eschewing the servile role whites demanded of blacks.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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