as in slippery
hard to find, capture, or isolate
the giant squid is one of the ocean's most elusive inhabitants
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Recent Examples of elusive
But permanent housing remains elusive, and L knows her mom could go downhill again without a stable place to live.
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Aaron Bolton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
In other cities, Viking offers late-night excursions that take passengers deeper into the countryside to darker spots with fewer clouds to help increase the likelihood of spotting the elusive aurora.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
But, having the right formula for long-term success remains elusive for many, with Canoo, Fisker and Nikola all put out to pasture with bankruptcy filings.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Van Lith is still searching for that elusive national title, the final accolade to cap off her time in college.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Aaron Bolton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
In other cities, Viking offers late-night excursions that take passengers deeper into the countryside to darker spots with fewer clouds to help increase the likelihood of spotting the elusive aurora.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
But, having the right formula for long-term success remains elusive for many, with Canoo, Fisker and Nikola all put out to pasture with bankruptcy filings.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Van Lith is still searching for that elusive national title, the final accolade to cap off her time in college.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elusive
Adjective
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Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities and use caution while driving.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Oh, and there’s also a slick-talking vampire named Remmick (a slippery Jack O’Connell) whose bites transform his victims into a finger-plucking folk band, snapping the necks of their instruments back and forth like a vaudeville act.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, for mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation can be a transient state, according to Duckworth.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Investigation is harder, too, when the victims are transient and/or vulnerable, as many of LISK’s victims were.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
10 Apr. 2025
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At least one Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) resolution advisory -- the most serious warning that tells the pilots to take immediate evasive action to avoid a collision -- was triggered per month at Reagan due to proximity to a helicopter from 2011 to 2024, Homendy said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Chiefs played in the latter country in 2019, but NFL representatives were evasive during Super Bowl week when asked about the next game in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Elusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elusive. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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