avoiding like the plague

A form of avoid like the plague — To evade or shun, if at all possible.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of avoid like the plague.
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APA

avoiding like the plague. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avoiding%20like%20the%20plague

MLA

“avoiding like the plague.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avoiding%20like%20the%20plague. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avoiding like the plague,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avoiding%20like%20the%20plague.

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