1
as in to bypass
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code
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2
as in to avoid
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
as in to traverse
to travel completely around
most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain
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Recent Examples of circumvent
To get around due process, Trump’s second administration could attempt to ramp up deportations via expedited removal, a law that allows circumventing due process for those who arrived without documents, Hallett said.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit focused on digital rights, told CBS MoneyWatch that U.S. TikTok users would likely be able to circumvent the ban via VPN, though that approach does carry risks.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Many videos have gone viral on TikTok promoting the use of a virtual private network (VPN), which allows users to circumvent a potential ban.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Over time, the effectiveness of that strategy waned as Russia developed measures, such as its shadow fleet of aging tankers, to circumvent the sanctions.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit focused on digital rights, told CBS MoneyWatch that U.S. TikTok users would likely be able to circumvent the ban via VPN, though that approach does carry risks.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
Many videos have gone viral on TikTok promoting the use of a virtual private network (VPN), which allows users to circumvent a potential ban.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Over time, the effectiveness of that strategy waned as Russia developed measures, such as its shadow fleet of aging tankers, to circumvent the sanctions.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvent
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These prestigious awards, which celebrate the best of the best, have consistently bypassed the men in the trenches, with even a single vote for an offensive lineman being a rare occurrence.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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That Neighborhood spinoff, which received a series order in May, will bypass CBS and bow on Paramount+.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
25 Jan. 2025
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Also, avoid flying on Sundays and Mondays, which tend to be the most expensive due to weekend trips and business travelers, according to 2024 data from flight app Hopper.—
Amelia Edelman,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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And no one still with this organization will avoid the sting of Rantanen’s being traded.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Others had traversed multiple countries by bus, and yet others had crowded for months into shelters and local hotels hoping for confirmation of an asylum appointment via the mobile app, CBP One, that the Biden administration had utilized since early 2023 to ease the process of applying for asylum.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Now, the vehicles will traverse the track from Union Station to UMKC.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Coffee badgers are often turned in by co-workers who resent having to comply with office attendance directives while others evade them, Nickson said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The driver, identified as 43-year-old Nana Oppong-Bonsu of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with evading responsibility.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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The aircraft aborted the landing, circled around, and successfully landed on the second try.—
Casey Tolan,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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For his part, quarterback Jalen Hurts looked poised and confident in the pocket (despite taking a safety against the Rams), completing 75 percent of his passes with snow circling in Lincoln Financial Field.—
Jess Bryant,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The foreign aid agency, the world's largest of its kind, has for decades provided assistance to countries whose residents are recovering from disaster or who are trying to escape poverty.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of New Snowbird Options to Florida Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways, and Southwest are adding dozens of new routes to the Sunshine State just in time for northerners to escape the next six weeks of winter.—
Edward Russell,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
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The metallic piece swooped around the head with chains encircling the eyes for a dramatic peekaboo effect.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
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The obverse features a portrait of Lady Liberty, while the reverse showcases an eagle encircled by a wreath.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Peter, on the other hand, is approaching it in a very old fashioned, very masculine, frankly, way of burying it, ignoring it, and that doesn’t often work.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Except a funny thing happened when the Chiefs dialed up the call in overtime: The 49ers basically ignored Hardman.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Circumvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvent. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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