1
as in bypassed
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 avoided
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
as in traversed
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 circumvented
The league could void the Clippers-Leonard contract and order the forfeiture of first-round picks, a penalty experienced by the Minnesota Timberwolves when they were found to have circumvented the cap to sign Joe Smith.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Had to wrap their minds around the bombshell from podcaster/investigative reporter Pablo Torre laying out allegations that team owner Steve Ballmer might have circumvented NBA salary cap rules by funding a $28 million no-show endorsement deal for Kawhi Leonard.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
An old Los Angeles Clippers tweet has resurfaced and gone viral following Pablo Torre's report that Kawhi Leonard and owner Steve Ballmer reportedly circumvented the NBA's salary cap.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Viridis circumvented the rules.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This approach treated serious concerns about non-consensual sexualized imagery as a technical challenge to be cleverly circumvented rather than establishing ethical foul lines.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
This is often circumvented by committees such as the NRSC, which can take in up to $578,200 per person per election.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
In all of these scenarios, the tax liability can be circumvented by moving that position to a DAF.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The Food and Drug Administration decided that 23andMe’s test and health reports about a person’s predisposition to various diseases circumvented the regulator.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Had to wrap their minds around the bombshell from podcaster/investigative reporter Pablo Torre laying out allegations that team owner Steve Ballmer might have circumvented NBA salary cap rules by funding a $28 million no-show endorsement deal for Kawhi Leonard.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
An old Los Angeles Clippers tweet has resurfaced and gone viral following Pablo Torre's report that Kawhi Leonard and owner Steve Ballmer reportedly circumvented the NBA's salary cap.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Viridis circumvented the rules.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
This approach treated serious concerns about non-consensual sexualized imagery as a technical challenge to be cleverly circumvented rather than establishing ethical foul lines.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
This is often circumvented by committees such as the NRSC, which can take in up to $578,200 per person per election.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
In all of these scenarios, the tax liability can be circumvented by moving that position to a DAF.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
The Food and Drug Administration decided that 23andMe’s test and health reports about a person’s predisposition to various diseases circumvented the regulator.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvented
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Kiko mostly bypassed the Hawaiian islands with its fiercest winds, as so many storms have before, and will instead fade off into the Pacific Ocean over the vast western end of the island chain that remains a mystery to many.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Or will legacy systems and mindsets slow them down to the point at which they are bypassed by upstarts?—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Notably, Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets avoided punishment after appearing to strike Vargas on the chin during the post-match melee.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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During his March 2023 visit to Mariupol, Putin had avoided the theater.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Pynchon traversed California far and wide in his youth.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Large swaths of eastern Colorado have evaded the drought plaguing most of the state west of 25.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Dodge Charger circled the area, then crashed into a pole in the 2100 block of West Stark Street.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And to Michigan, an opponent circled — though quietly this time — on the Nebraska schedule for months.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The evening was slightly chaotic and quickly unsynchronized as the first dinner group, which included Sunisa Lee, Fabolous and more, ignored initial invitations to sit in lieu of sunset views of the East River from the 63rd floor balcony.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mendoza ignored what her contract said.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having escaped disaster and gauged the full extent of American self-deterrence, Putin began putting pressure on Ukraine’s neighbors and suppliers.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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One snake got tear-gassed by police, then shot at five times, and still escaped—only to finally meet its match with a garden hoe (obviously).—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Circumvented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvented. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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