RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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To avoid something by maneuvering around it or refusing to address it directly.

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evade

The speaker tried to evade the question by discussing an unrelated success.
Dictionary practice example.
The first volunteer then tried to evade a question about missing materials by changing the subject to ticket sales.
From Examining Evasion and Imitation.
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