as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?
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Recent Examples of shortcut
Annie Blackman, Allure, 25 Sep. 2024
Lastly, the large touchpad includes Smart Gesture support, which supports three-finger and four-finger shortcuts the user can customize.
—Christopher Null, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
Users can set up shortcuts in the corners for basic functions like copy and paste or actions in apps like Excel and Word.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Verb
What better shortcut than an oh-so-convenient makeup set?
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 25 Sep. 2024
Lastly, the large touchpad includes Smart Gesture support, which supports three-finger and four-finger shortcuts the user can customize.
—Christopher Null, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
Noun
Some of these shortcuts are more perilous than others.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
Users can set up shortcuts in the corners for basic functions like copy and paste or actions in apps like Excel and Word.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcut
Verb
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Thankfully, one way to circumvent this challenge is to try freelancing.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Attempts to circumvent the law will not be tolerated, California Atty.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Launch commentator Ariane Cornell, vice president of Blue Origin’s in-space systems business unit, confirmed the loss of the booster on a livestream after the second-stage cutoff.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
16 Jan. 2025
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Lastly, Chicago and Illinois could be in the crosshairs of federal funding cutoffs once again should leaders obstruct deportations, as Homan has floated.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Families being told to abandon their cars on evacuation routes to flee on foot and convalescent home residents being pushed down the street in wheelchairs as hot embers fly around them are scenes usually witnessed only in the movies.—
Caitlin Clarkson Pereira,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Boston-Washington route is one of Amtrak's most popular, but a little farther south the railroad also runs a unique service that caters to travelers who want to bring their car along as well.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Noun
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Mayor vetoes measure increasing borrowing by $4 million for additional road repairs Johnson vetoed in full a measure that would borrow an additional $4 million to fund improvements to an additional 30 lane miles of roadway.—
Alison Dirr,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The advisory warned that road conditions could become hazardous, particularly during peak travel hours on Wednesday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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When the wagon trains started moving out West, when the boats were landing at the foot of Main street — then things started moving.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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The new law has officials scrambling to create more shelter beds, so police have places besides jail to drop off people caught sleeping on the street.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Shortcut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcut. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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