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steered clear ofphrasepast tense of steer clear of to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickeryAfter several disastrous family gatherings, she steered clear of any talk about hosting holiday celebrations. avoided, dodged, ducked, eluded, eschewed, evaded, finessed, got around, scaped, shirked, shook, shuffled (out of), shunned, weaseled (out of) missedaverted, deflected, diverted, obviated, parried, prevented, warded (off)banned, barred, debarred, eliminated, excepted, excluded, precluded, ruled outbypassed, circumvented, skirtedfoiled, foxed, frustrated, outfoxed, outsmarted, outwitted, overreached, thwarted fought shy of, kept clear of, stayed clear of accepted, courted, embraced, pursued, sought, welcomedcaught, contracted, incurred |