The phrase "avoid terms" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when advising someone to refrain from using specific words or phrases in a particular context.
Example: "In your essay, please avoid terms that may be considered offensive or outdated."
Alternatives: "steer clear of phrases" or "refrain from using words".
But despite the presiding judge's plea to avoid terms like swaps and "synthetic C.D.O".
It says it will analyze newly arrived vocabulary each year and advise the government and the media to avoid terms it regards as unwanted or as confusing intruders.
The advertisements are often virtual echoes of the commercials that the candidates run, but they avoid terms like "vote for" or "defeat".
He even coached them on the language they should use with lawmakers, two of the governors said, advising them to avoid terms like "rationing" and "managed care," which evoke bitter memories of the Clintons' ill-fated health initiative.
An official in the German Finance Ministry, who was not authorized to speak on the matter publicly, said the ministry was trying to avoid terms like fiscal union because it would alienate voters.
But when working out the specifics of trade deals, our negotiators need to better take into account workers' interests and avoid terms that will lead to large-scale layoffs.
He planned to re-enact the Putin/Medvedev tango, Turkish-style, moving between the position of PM and President to avoid term limits.
He avoids terms like "nature deficit disorder" and refuses to scold the bug-fearing masses.
This has been amended in line with Guardian guidelines on avoiding terms that stigmatise in the realm of mental health.
The car was equipped with "descent control," he explained, but, like the other exhibitors, he avoided terms like "self-driving".
They said they avoided terms like popular and revolutionary because they smacked of Colonel Qaddafi's statements.
