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Discover LudwigThe phrase "avoided doing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing actions or activities that someone has intentionally refrained from undertaking.
Example: "She avoided doing her homework until the last minute, which caused her a lot of stress."
Alternatives: "steered clear of" or "refrained from".
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"Could we have avoided doing this?
Some Wall Street firms avoided doing business with the guy.
It's interesting that it avoided doing so this time around.
I avoided doing anything that might expose me.
He has avoided doing anything that could be considered a challenge to China's ruling Communist Party.
He made a terrific album, but mainly he avoided doing things that critics wouldn't like.
Mr Duhalde has avoided doing anything that might make him even more unpopular.
Renault had been pressured by the Russians to invest cash, but avoided doing so.
Despite his interest in experimental theater, for years he had avoided doing works by Samuel Beckett.
So far, Hayes has avoided doing anything so controversial in his new slot.
"There are all sorts of things that they avoided doing, and to me this is telling.
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