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 proposal includes lowering the price cap on Russian oil exports from $60 to $45 per barrel and introducing a full transaction ban on Russian banks and financial institutions in third countries that help Russia circumvent existing sanctions.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Still, progressive proponents of the ERA demanded that some legal loophole must exist to circumvent those restraints.
—Sarah Bedford, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Within days, Meta Pixel circumvented the mitigation by adding a new method that swapped the STUN requests with the TURN requests.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Here are some other ways to circumvent the lack of time obstacle so you’re no longer held back in your career:
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—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Still, progressive proponents of the ERA demanded that some legal loophole must exist to circumvent those restraints.
—Sarah Bedford, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Within days, Meta Pixel circumvented the mitigation by adding a new method that swapped the STUN requests with the TURN requests.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
Here are some other ways to circumvent the lack of time obstacle so you’re no longer held back in your career:
CEO: C-suite news, analysis, and advice for top decision makers right to your inbox.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvent
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If Michael Misa is somehow bypassed after the first two picks, the Blackhawks would be happy to take him.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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In some cases, this might mean bypassing or delaying scheduled stops, particularly if the medical need is critical and the ship is far from land.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The movie also acknowledges that there is a climate crisis, but tries to avoid having viewers frozen with fear.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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But Augustin pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as a hate crime, avoiding even more prison time if he had been convicted by a Queens jury on the manslaughter charge.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Florida’s House speaker stood up to DeSantis, and shifted the power dynamics Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida would normally be traversing the state this time of year, trumpeting his legislative accomplishments and the fellow Republican lawmakers who had fallen in line to achieve them.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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While there have been hundreds of successful expeditions across the Mid-Atlantic, the North Atlantic is less frequently traversed by solo ocean rowers and teams.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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If your privacy practices have been less than perfect in the past—and whose have not, given the vanishingly tiny odds of evading every form of digital data collection—additional information about you from over the years is likely available from hundreds of data brokers.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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Hundreds of Iranian missiles rained down across Israel beginning Saturday night, some of them evading the country's sophisticated defense systems.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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Two people, circling each other, face-to-face, trying to—through that close looking—gauge each other’s interest in limits and limitations, in line-crossing.—
Hanif Abdurraqib
June 12,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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Share your favorite joke, show him a funny video on your phone, or introduce him to the latest meme circling the internet.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2025
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Set in a vibey, transportive space that feels straight out of a Dubai or Beirut hotspot, Laya serves up a Sunday brunch escape… with a generous mouthful of garlic.—
Chelsea Frank,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Heat escapes its atmosphere so quickly that, were one to stand at its equator at noon with skin exposed — not a great idea!—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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Pochettino was asked multiple times about Pulisic’s interview, which added only another layer of drama to the narratives now encircling this team.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The pendant itself is an image of the Virgin Mary, encircled by a sunburst-like filigree frame.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Essence,
11 June 2025
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Despite weeks of calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Trump has been ignored by Putin, who continues his aggression.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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If another catastrophe were to occur—especially one brought on by ignoring the essential stepping stone of the moon—the backlash could be far more severe.—
Avery Padraic Kerrigan,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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“Circumvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvent. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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