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Discover LudwigThe phrase "avoided playing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a decision to refrain from engaging in a game or activity, often implying a conscious choice to not participate.
Example: "She avoided playing the game because she didn't want to lose."
Alternatives: "steered clear of playing" or "refrained from playing".
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"For a time, he avoided playing his old material.
MTV has strenuously avoided playing any parental role with its audience.
She avoided playing that note -- until one day she started playing it and wouldn't stop.
Throughout his early career, Adam pointedly avoided playing his father's songs.
The embarrassment against Chile "could have been avoided playing sensible football, not trying to reinvent the wheel," said Esteban Illades, editor of the Mexican magazine Nexos.
Development groups in Arizona and New Mexico, which have long tried to lure California businesses, have avoided playing the energy card.
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"We should wisely avoid playing into the hands of Satan".
If Van Gaal can avoid playing the defender, he should.
The authorities have tried to avoid playing into his hands.
Win the group and USA would avoid playing Belgium.
David Thomas Broughton will do anything to avoid playing a song straight.
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