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steering clear ofphrasepresent participle 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. avoiding, dodging, ducking, eluding, eschewing, evading, finessing, getting around, scaping, shaking, shirking, shuffling (out of), shunning, weaseling (out of) missingaverting, deflecting, diverting, obviating, parrying, preventing, warding (off)banning, barring, debarring, eliminating, excepting, excluding, precluding, ruling outbypassing, circumventing, skirtingfoiling, foxing, frustrating, outfoxing, outsmarting, outwitting, overreaching, thwarting fighting shy of, keeping clear of, staying clear of accepting, courting, embracing, pursuing, seeking, welcomingcatching, contracting, incurring |