got around

verb

Definition of got aroundnext
past tense of get around
1
as in defeated
to achieve a victory over somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles

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2
as in circumvented
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state

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3
as in spread
to become known word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

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4
as in avoided
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for got around
  1. circumvented
  2. spread
  3. avoided
  4. mastered
  5. evaded
  6. circulated
  7. escaped
  8. ignored
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  • 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
Definition of circumvented
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  • Fix the Hide Before Tweaking the Spread If things aren’t going as planned and ducks aren’t finishing, duck hunters tend to want to mess with the decoy spread.
    Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Dozens of firefighters were battling the brush fire just days after fires in wooded areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey spread smoke across New York City.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of spread
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  • When a city’s leadership makes the decision, divisive and expensive referenda can be avoided, Newbrun wrote.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Hollywood mostly avoided the post-election weekend out of concern that people wouldn’t be paying attention to anything other than the presidential race.
    Variety, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of avoided
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  • The opening night of a legendary 1977 run is captured on a four-LP set mastered by Jeffrey Norman from the original analog tapes.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Newer vendor solutions in the market have mastered and provisioned a solution that effectively utilizes a bitemporal data model to support accuracy in capturing and reporting, allowing firms to aggregate and disaggregate data in real time.
    Araya Solomon, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of mastered
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  • Except Montgomery, the Lions’ tough running back, bounced off his first would-be tackler and evaded several more in easily the game’s most improbable play.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The drone had evaded Israeli air defenses by approaching Israel from its Mediterranean coast.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of evaded
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  • Headlines announcing the arrival of a possible Russian spy dolphin soon circulated around the world as the beluga (dubbed Hvaldimir by locals) continued its Norwegian residency.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Starbucks also ran afoul of its union last year after reports circulated online that stores were banning Pride displays.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of circulated
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  • In May, the filmmaker escaped to Europe after receiving sentence of jail and flogging from the Iranian authorities.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Stephanie and John Zara escaped from their home near Asheville but had to leave their phones, identification and other belongings behind.
    NBC News, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • Speaking of genres that the Academy has been undervaluing in top categories, there’s Latin music… and if last year wasn’t a chance for those sounds to get into the big four, this one won’t likely be either, with a less obvious crop of contenders than got ignored last time around.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Judy Randall, the nonpartisan head of Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor, said that multiple state agencies under the Walz administration have repeatedly downplayed and ignored looming oversight failures, according to a CNN report.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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