Related Clues:

• Like many a Nolan Ryan fastball
• Gave a wide berth to
• Eluded
• Shunned
• Bypassed
• Still alive, in dodgeball
• Free of tackles
• Missed, as a pitch
• Stayed away from
• Not struck
• Couldn't remember
• Like a missed target
• Still standing, as a target
• Found a way around
• Like a pitch that's taken, ironically