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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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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
In other words, if that water heater explodes, then the investor will be personally sued for negligence in not replacing it, and the liability shield of the real property company is thus circumvented.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model, Fable 5, over fears that security guardrails could be circumvented.
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Josh Wingrove,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.
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Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Anthropic had brushed off the White House’s concerns that guardrails on its Fable 5 model could be circumvented, adding to the string of fights the AI lab has gotten into with the White House.
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Liz Rappaport,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Torre’s team, and later The Athletic, dug into the connections between Aspiration and Clippers’ billionaire owner Steve Ballmer, who had invested $60 million in the company, and the NBA announced an investigation to determine whether Ballmer and the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules.
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Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.
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David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.
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ABC News,
4 May 2026
Search and rescue team members circumvented the gate by riding a dirt bike and were able to locate the injured man, officials said.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The clearance eases a confrontation that erupted two weeks ago when the government abruptly barred Anthropic from giving foreign nationals access to Mythos 5 and a related model, Fable 5, over fears that security guardrails could be circumvented.
—
Josh Wingrove,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.
—
Farai Mutsaka,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Anthropic had brushed off the White House’s concerns that guardrails on its Fable 5 model could be circumvented, adding to the string of fights the AI lab has gotten into with the White House.
—
Liz Rappaport,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
Torre’s team, and later The Athletic, dug into the connections between Aspiration and Clippers’ billionaire owner Steve Ballmer, who had invested $60 million in the company, and the NBA announced an investigation to determine whether Ballmer and the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules.
—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.
—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.
—
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Search and rescue team members circumvented the gate by riding a dirt bike and were able to locate the injured man, officials said.
—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvented
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The ugly Not only did Kenley Jansen get bypassed for a save opportunity despite warming up in Yankee Stadium, he was not called on at the bottom of the tenth either.
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How long a prisoner has spent on death row does not appear to be a deciding factor; DeSantis has bypassed prisoners who committed their crimes as far back as the 1970s, scheduling the executions of men convicted of murders committed decades later.
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Malepeai, her co-defendant Freddie Lee Davis III, and two others who avoided federal charges were identified by police as members of a robbery crew that committed violent purse snatchings around the Bay Area.
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After not being present for voluntary activities throughout the offseason, Pickens avoided a contract holdout situation and reported to The Star for the first time since the conclusion of the 2025 season.
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According to the hiking blog, The Hiking HI, the rock bridge can only be traversed at low tide, but can be treacherous either way.
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On a recent visit, the water traversed a smoky 10-foot canyon of charred foam and twisted wall panels on its way to the drain.
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On the phone, my friend Monika is telling me about a lost dog in her Salt Lake City neighborhood, a blue heeler who’s been seen limping and has evaded capture.
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Russia intercepts most Ukrainian long-range drones but some have evaded Russian air defenses.
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The Delta pilots circled the airport, in a procedure called a go-around, before landing safely on their second attempt.
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Caglianone circled the bases for the sixth time in his last five games.
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After years of exam leaks, persistently high youth unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, their simmering frustration is sparking a demand for accountability that many say can no longer be ignored.
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Several states and agencies also charge for rescues, particularly when visitors have ignored warning signs.
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The island had gone from farm and pasture in the nineteenth century to nature preserves and residential property in the twentieth, its silvery shingled homes encircled by forests and deer.
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Today, the Green is encircled by Whitfield, Broad, Park and Boston streets.
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Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
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And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
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“Circumvented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvented. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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