circumvents; circumvented; circumventing
formal
: to avoid being stopped by (something, such as a law or rule) : to get around (something) in a clever and sometimes dishonest way
We circumvented the problem by using a different program.
He found a way to circumvent the law.
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“Circumvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/circumvent. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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