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The phrase "avoided answering" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who deliberately does not respond to a question or inquiry.
Example: "During the meeting, she avoided answering the difficult questions posed by her colleagues."
Alternatives: "evaded responding" or "shied away from answering".
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Sanders avoided answering this question.
Putin has simply avoided answering questions about it.
Asked later about the MoveOn advertisement, she avoided answering.
Mr. Brown, who often wears a Red Sox jacket, avoided answering.
They avoided answering, but Bakkila finally said, "We've been doing stuff together most of our lives.
"Dad, whose property is this?" I asked repeatedly, but he avoided answering.
Still, asked if he would hold a news conference once a week, he avoided answering.
It's true that Grimes has traditionally avoided answering questions about her name.
Rice, she said, "avoided answering me about that by redirecting the question".
Asked whether he would consider such a step as a gesture, Mr. Ahmadinejad avoided answering.
That means dealing with questions we have avoided answering for years.
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