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as in bypassed
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code
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as in avoided
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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as in traversed
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 circumvented
This is often circumvented by committees such as the NRSC, which can take in up to $578,200 per person per election.
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Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
In all of these scenarios, the tax liability can be circumvented by moving that position to a DAF.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The Food and Drug Administration decided that 23andMe’s test and health reports about a person’s predisposition to various diseases circumvented the regulator.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Evers eventually circumvented the Joint Finance Committee with American Rescue Plan Act funds.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
By leveraging its specialized materials technology and patented manufacturing processes, the company has circumvented the long-standing challenge of maintaining specific capacity with increase in manganese content.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2024
This means that anything that the airlines agree to will mostly be window dressing and, eventually, will be circumvented with new rules and limitations.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
The next government should acknowledge that Johnson and his team circumvented the spirit if not the letter of their laws, rules, and norms around COVID-19 lockdowns when hosting parties.
—Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2022
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
In all of these scenarios, the tax liability can be circumvented by moving that position to a DAF.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The Food and Drug Administration decided that 23andMe’s test and health reports about a person’s predisposition to various diseases circumvented the regulator.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Evers eventually circumvented the Joint Finance Committee with American Rescue Plan Act funds.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
By leveraging its specialized materials technology and patented manufacturing processes, the company has circumvented the long-standing challenge of maintaining specific capacity with increase in manganese content.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2024
This means that anything that the airlines agree to will mostly be window dressing and, eventually, will be circumvented with new rules and limitations.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
The next government should acknowledge that Johnson and his team circumvented the spirit if not the letter of their laws, rules, and norms around COVID-19 lockdowns when hosting parties.
—Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvented
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On social media, the department has avoided mentioning flu shots in posts about the flu, instead advising people to wash their hands and cover their coughs.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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The footage released by James’ office shows another NYPD vehicle ahead of Perez attempting a similar blocking maneuver that Williams narrowly avoided.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Towns knows the healthiest way forward is to treat this as just another game — an opportunity for the Knicks to continue building chemistry while adding a mark in the win column — but in reality, this was a game circled in invisible ink.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The marketing for the movie largely evaded the topic of domestic abuse and leaned heavily into the pic’s floral aesthetic given that Lively’s character Lily is a flower shop owner.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
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He’d been hit by a bullet that evaded his protective vest.Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Firmware updates, essential for patching vulnerabilities and enhancing router functionality, are also largely ignored.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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But the sheriff's office that operates the jail ignored the detainer, releasing Ruiz into the public without notifying ICE.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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The fugitives escaped on foot, stole a series of cars, and had more gunfights over the next several days.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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Fink’s father, a fourth-generation railroader also named David Fink, first crossed paths with Mellon in the 1970s, as Mellon later recounted in his memoir.Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In particular, the agricultural industry has crossed several forms of wheat to increase yields.Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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That’s not the only bullet dodged by the Blue Jackets on their back end.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Hospitals dodged the most substantial efforts in the year-end spending package to reform their industry, but advocates say the door has at least been cracked opened by a limited measure on outpatient billing.Peter Sullivan, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Circumvented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvented. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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