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• s  difficult to describe
  a haunting elusive odor
• s  skillful at eluding capture
  a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
• s  difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  that elusive thing the soul
• s  making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• Seconds before the final whistle the home team got their elusive match winning goal.
• The elusive chimpanzee is now tracked by radio signals.
• The pilot who had parachuted into enemy territory remained elusive and the enemy patrols could never capture him.

• subtle
• baffling
• knotty
• problematic
• problematical
• tough

News & Articles

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• Woman snaps picture of elusive wallaby
  For the first time in years, the elusive Hawaii wallaby has been spotted.
  June 14, 2013 - Hawaii News Now
• Man Claims He Spotted Florida’s Elusive Skunk Ape
  A Florida man has come forward with video on YouTube claiming he has spotted the rare and elusive Skunk Ape on camera.
  June 14, 2013 - CBS Miami
• 'Skimmer' found at Broad Ripple ATM
  An elusive crime targeting your wallet is back in Indianapolis and police say it most likely never left. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
  June 14, 2013 - WISH-TV Indianapolis

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in CNN International
  Paying for what you spend is basic common sense,Obama said. "Perhaps that's why, here in Washington, it's been so elusive."
• Robert Gates in International Herald Tribune
  Gates called Iran "an ambitious and fanatical theocracy," and said he has yet to find "the elusive Iranian moderate," according to remarks prepared for delivery Monday at the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.
• Eric Mangini in Canton Repository
  He frustrates a lot of defenses,Browns Head Coach Eric Mangini said. "You bring a bunch of guys, and he's able to create plays there. You drop a bunch of guys, and you may give him too much time. ...... He's elusive and he's strong. He's...