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
But as audiences soon learned, the slayings were only a vision of Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene), which was ultimately circumvented by avoiding a battle with the sinister Volturi at the story's conclusion.
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
But now, a new study in the journal Science has demonstrated how AI could be used to easily circumvent those biosafety processes.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
This gambit circumvents the notorious way that measurements destroy quantumness.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
To circumvent rising tariffs, onshoring seems like an answer.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
But now, a new study in the journal Science has demonstrated how AI could be used to easily circumvent those biosafety processes.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
This gambit circumvents the notorious way that measurements destroy quantumness.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
To circumvent rising tariffs, onshoring seems like an answer.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvent
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Now, there is another path to bypass parents and secretly push kids toward these dangerous drugs and surgeries.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Republicans need support from a handful of Senate Democrats to bypass the chamber's 60-vote filibuster.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Takaichi gave up her beloved Kawasaki Z400GP motorcycle after becoming a lawmaker in 1993 at age 32, reportedly to avoid accidents that could hinder her work.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 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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These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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While stealth jets have various tricks to evade traditional radars with some success, the quantum radars might prove to be a game changer in the long run.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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In a video obtained by the Associated Press, the ship is first seen in the waters being circled by a lifeboat with emergency responders aboard.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The crowd looked skyward as a military helicopter approached from Gaza, briefly diverting from its route to Ichilov Hospital to circle the square in a symbolic salute.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Ring of Fire is a vast tectonic belt encircling much of the Pacific Ocean, known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then the older elephants — Ndlula, Umngani, Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves Zuli and Mkhaya from any possible threats.—
Nina Græger,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Prizegivers have also in the past been accused of being snobbish, of having an anti-American bias and of ignoring some of the giants of literature, including Russia's Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, France's Emile Zola and Ireland's James Joyce.—
Simon Johnson,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Hoping the broadcasts ignore that will always be a fruitless endeavor.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Circumvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvent. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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