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as in bypassing
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 avoiding
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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as in circling
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 circumventing
To prevent others from easily circumventing you, include workarounds and variations of your invention as well as the most efficient way of manufacturing it.
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Stephen Key, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Most will be circumventing financial challenges by turning to deals and discounts.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Consequently, verification is typically reduced to self-reporting, and circumventing the system is as simple as a click.
—Rodger Desai, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The fact that Damon goes around Stella to Severide for help, circumventing her ranking, only makes the situation even more fraught for the trio.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
Stephen Key, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Most will be circumventing financial challenges by turning to deals and discounts.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Consequently, verification is typically reduced to self-reporting, and circumventing the system is as simple as a click.
—Rodger Desai, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The fact that Damon goes around Stella to Severide for help, circumventing her ranking, only makes the situation even more fraught for the trio.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumventing
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Several possible candidates are already circling.Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Questions raised over whether Israeli forces entered An Associated Press reporter saw Israeli troops operating near the border in armored trucks, with helicopters circling overhead, but could not confirm ground forces had crossed into Lebanon.AAMER MADHANI, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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Pull Straight Out with Steady Pressure Pull the tick out with a slow, steady motion and avoiding twisting or jerking so that the tick’s mouthparts don’t break off and remain in the skin.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Topline Spirit Airlines’ stock swelled by 60% on Monday, on track for the low-cost airline’s best day since going public, after the carrier announced an extension to refinance its debt while temporarily avoiding the threat of bankruptcy.Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Police said the man was charged with arson and evading arrest.Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The evading driver was about 5-foot-10 and was wearing a white hoodie with a black hood and sweat pants, police said.Josh LaBella, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
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But all of them offer political ammunition to Republicans trying to cast the vice president as part of a failed administration that has left American consumers hobbled by years of high prices (while conveniently ignoring three-plus years of relentless job growth and consumer spending).Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Unless investors have specifically allocated their money toward funds dedicated toward slashing emissions, ignoring crucial financial performance metrics violates the fiduciary responsibility of institutional investors.Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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When Engelbert announced the news while on speaker, Clark’s Fever teammates yelled and jumped with joy while encircling the team’s star.David Close, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Entering into the Trans-Pacific Partnership makes less sense when justified by vague references to encircling China.Timothy Meyer, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2018
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Nash-Betts' character ended up crashing her car, landing her back in the hospital with Ed as her nurse, and the episode ended with the pair breaking out of the hospital hand-in-hand and escaping in Ed's red convertible.Julia Moore, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Helene was so destructive, many residents don’t have a home left to clean up, escaping the storm with little more than the clothes on their backs, even losing their shoes to the surging tides.Kate Payne and David R. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Nor are his albums or songs entered for any rock, country or Americana categories, the fields where the genre-crossing superstar would most likely compete.Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Video footage released by the IDF suggested that the forces crossing the border were primarily small units of commandos travelling on foot.NBC News, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Circumventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumventing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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