In the news pages, we rigorously avoid loaded terms like "pro-life" and "pro-choice."

Women who once rigorously avoided a fancy engagement ring are revising their notions about this classic symbol of commitment and love.

He must discipline himself to rigorously avoid any form of activity, be this mental or physical.

Whether or not he was successful, the photographer rigorously avoided the obvious and instead concentrated on ordinary people doing ordinary things in ordinary and mostly urban settings.

He rigorously avoided smiling at the airs of this apparently puffed-up popinjay.

Zak Starkey, on drums, rigorously avoided playing Keith Moon's famous drum fills, as he did for the band's last tour two years ago.

In her remarks, Ms. Lyne rigorously avoided using the words "jail" and "prison," instead referring to West Virginia or Alderson, the town where the prison is.

Maybe that's why she so rigorously avoids any trace of edge or freshness in her humor.

It rigorously avoids sociology, easy laughs or even irony.

Yet extremely restrictive diets, rigorously avoiding exposure to allergens and pollutants, or quitting a job can impose serious burdens on your life.