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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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as in to avoid
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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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
This year was going to add to the thread, as Leonard has been the subject of allegations that the Clippers were using the now-bankrupt Aspiration to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap.
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Law Murray, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
To circumvent rising tariffs, onshoring seems like an answer.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Owner Steve Ballmer insists the Clippers did not attempt to circumvent any salary cap rules related to Leonard’s $28 million endorsement deal but that won’t stop the chatter.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
El Cajon police Officer Melad Tilko, one of the officers who pursued Leyva, said the Sonata ran multiple red lights and drove onto the center median to circumvent rush hour traffic on the streets of El Cajon.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Law Murray, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
To circumvent rising tariffs, onshoring seems like an answer.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Owner Steve Ballmer insists the Clippers did not attempt to circumvent any salary cap rules related to Leonard’s $28 million endorsement deal but that won’t stop the chatter.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
El Cajon police Officer Melad Tilko, one of the officers who pursued Leyva, said the Sonata ran multiple red lights and drove onto the center median to circumvent rush hour traffic on the streets of El Cajon.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvent
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Now, former officials say, orders are bypassing lawyers entirely, or being glimpsed by legal experts sympathetic to Hegseth's and the White House's agenda.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Affair with a lobbyist and a divorce Flora has been able to bypass questions about his behavior in the past.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Engelbert said Friday that the league and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association continue to meet and negotiate with the hopes of avoiding a work stoppage.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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There’s also the issue the many insta-death areas that require wall jumping to traverse.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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This 84-mile loop begins and ends in Taos and traverses the high alpine desert of northern New Mexico and several mountain towns, including Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Questa, and Red River.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Lloyd evaded a diving Mahomes, Kareem Hunt and a streaking Tyquan Thornton for a huff-and-puff 99-yard interception return for a touchdown.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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To try to evade the immune system, pathogens develop similarities to human cells as a form of camouflage.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The altitude is low enough to allow for things like satellites to circle Earth fairly quickly.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Two traditional Chinese dancers enter the frame, gracefully circling the robots as classical music plays.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lammens was perhaps fortunate to escape sanction then (Stuart Atwell booked the forward for diving), but this was a valuable occasion ahead of tougher tests, beginning at Anfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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On autopilot The NGC Cinema-Grand Blanc Trillium, about three-quarters of a mile away on Holly Road, became a triage and reunification site for church members who escaped the attack.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway is a looped route, one that meanders through the Chattahoochee National Forest and encircles the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Though Israeli forces will continue to encircle Gaza City, this lull in combat operations is intended to allow Hamas members to locate the 48 remaining hostages, the Israeli military said, with fewer than half of those estimated to be still alive.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for megaprojects—dam building, deep wells, and water transfer schemes—that ignored the fundamentals of hydrology and ecological balance.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pierre LeBrun’s viewpoint Arpon, no doubt the Hughes contract injects a fresh comparable into the discussion that neither the Canadiens nor the Hutson camp can ignore, though using comparables always seems to be in the eye of the beholder.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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