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Synonyms for shirk
Synonyms
avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, finesse, get around, scape, shake, shuffle (out of), shun, weasel (out of)
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Employers shirk responsibility to safety net programs like workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "California’s AB5 gig-work bill gets key backing from Gov. Gavin Newsom," 3 Sep. 2019 These instances illustrate ways in which private entities have figured out how to shirk the system and international law. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Why stowaway creatures on the Moon confound international space law," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shirk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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