1
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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2
as in to avoid
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
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
The data would likely be skewed by a flood of imports as companies sought to circumvent tariffs, S&P Global Ratings said.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Public charter schools are not mere tools for circumventing constitutional obligations; rather, they are designed to innovate within the framework of public education while maintaining accountability to state and federal law.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Experts say the vessels are being used by Russia to circumvent curbs on its oil exports.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
However, Russia has set up a shadow fleet of vessels to circumvent a $60 price cap on seaborne oil and the export continues to swell the Kremlin's coffers.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Public charter schools are not mere tools for circumventing constitutional obligations; rather, they are designed to innovate within the framework of public education while maintaining accountability to state and federal law.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Experts say the vessels are being used by Russia to circumvent curbs on its oil exports.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
However, Russia has set up a shadow fleet of vessels to circumvent a $60 price cap on seaborne oil and the export continues to swell the Kremlin's coffers.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvent
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Also, the final order included a new mechanism that would increase the ability for drugmakers to sell directly to consumers, bypassing pharmacy benefits managers.—
Brian Evans,Yun Li,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Seven decades later, some politicians and college leaders are becoming increasingly anxious that another president might cause a different world power to bypass the United States.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Make sure to maintain an upright torso and avoid leaning forward or backward.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
13 May 2025
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The absence of ducts avoids renovation costs and minimizes construction inconvenience.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Fort Worth plans to spend $22 million revamping a mile-long stretch of Ray White linking Mirage Drive and the bridge traversing Bear Creek.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
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If Diddy was on the plane, he would’ve first been inspected by customs officials before traversing Antigua, which is mandatory.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Engineered to evade interception by U.S. defenses such as THAAD, the missile presents a direct challenge to Western military dominance and poses a potential threat to regional allies like Israel.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
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Given the corporate intrigue and multiple regulatory strands circling the case and the merger review, the actual merits of the case often get lost.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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The two had circled each other for the first two games of the series but stopped short of full engagement.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Though their time together was fleeting, her daughter Teresa, who is going to unintentionally enter the same dangerous environment her mother once escaped, will live with the effects.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Wainwright, who had escaped from a North Carolina prison days before killing 23-year-old Carmen Gayheart, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on June 10 at Florida State Prison.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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But there are also many places in the United States where cherry blossoms usher in the start of spring, including Washington, D.C., which hosts an annual National Cherry Blossom Festival to celebrate the bloom of the nearly 4,000 trees planted in Potomac Park encircling the Tidal Basin.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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On March 20, Reuters reported, citing three U.S. and European officials with knowledge of the matter, that claims by President Donald Trump that Ukrainian troops were encircled in Kursk were incorrect.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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When Jackson walked off the pitch and down the tunnel, Chelsea’s head coach appeared deliberately to ignore him.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Extract every valuable insight from feedback others would ignore.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Circumvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvent. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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