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avoided like the plague

avoided like the plague is the simple past and past participle of avoid like the plague.

Meaning of avoid like the plague

Verb

avoid like the plague (third-person singular simple present avoids like the plague, present participle avoiding like the plague, simple past and past participle avoided like the plague)

  1. (simile) To evade or shun, if at all possible.
    • Cliché should be avoided like the plague.

Questions about avoided like the plague

What is avoided like the plague the simple past and past participle of?
Avoided like the plague is the simple past and past participle of avoid like the plague.

Words near avoided like the plague in the dictionary

  1. avoidantly
  2. avoidants
  3. avoidaunce
  4. avoidaunces
  5. avoided
  6. avoided like the plague
  7. avoider
  8. avoiders
  9. avoidest
  10. avoideth
  11. avoiding

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