Laravel templating language Blade and VueJS data binding syntax are very similar.
How can I escape VueJS data binding syntax when in a *.blade.php file?
While asking the question I discovered that you can escape Laravel's Blade by prepending an @ sign before the double brackets {{}} or the {!! !!} html rendering brackets.
So here is the answer:
@{{ selectedQuestionDesc }}
@{{ selectedQuestionDesc }}
{!! $selectedQuestionDesc !!}
{{ $selectedQuestionDesc }}