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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
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
But the latest administrative checks, amid intensifying scrutiny, come after Italian media revealed internal emails that were framed as evidence that the Biennale organizers had circumvented sanctions against Russia to facilitate Russia’s participation.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 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
The leak caused consternation from department brass, Moers alleged, who were not happy that his commission had circumvented proper channels to receive emergency funding.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
David Anders is the Wachtell Lipton attorney leading the NBA’s investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented the league’s salary cap rules to compensate Clippers star Kawhi Leonard.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Nepal’s scores of community radio stations in 2005 circumvented an order from King Gyanendra prohibiting anything but music on the airwaves by singing the news in more than 20 languages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Later interventions, like X letting users block Grok from editing their photos, are also easily circumvented.
—Robert Hart, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2026
The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
But the latest administrative checks, amid intensifying scrutiny, come after Italian media revealed internal emails that were framed as evidence that the Biennale organizers had circumvented sanctions against Russia to facilitate Russia’s participation.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 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
The leak caused consternation from department brass, Moers alleged, who were not happy that his commission had circumvented proper channels to receive emergency funding.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
David Anders is the Wachtell Lipton attorney leading the NBA’s investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented the league’s salary cap rules to compensate Clippers star Kawhi Leonard.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Nepal’s scores of community radio stations in 2005 circumvented an order from King Gyanendra prohibiting anything but music on the airwaves by singing the news in more than 20 languages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Later interventions, like X letting users block Grok from editing their photos, are also easily circumvented.
—Robert Hart, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2026
The court ruled that lawmakers had circumvented anti-gerrymandering standards passed by voters when adopting the prior map.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvented
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The Biden-era legislation was enacted after various American businesses had complaints over being bypassed for service by carriers, or being charged excessive late fees throughout the heavy supply chain bottlenecks throughout 2021 and 2022.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Trump has bypassed Congress’s constitutional role in the assessment of tariffs, budgeting and declaring war.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Whether the Michael sequel will come to fruition and cover any of this uncharted territory—or flash back to territory that was avoided in the first film, like the entirety of The Wiz—is heretofore unknown.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Schwarzenegger’s strategy energized Californians who wanted to punish incumbent Democrats, but avoided scaring too many of the state’s median voters.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Tehran denied that, but Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk subsequently confirmed that one of its ships had traversed the strait with US protection.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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The major difference, of course, is that Jovovich has since traversed into the world of action movies since her days as a model.—
Laura Lane,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Ilango had successfully evaded the decades-old impossibility result.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
11 May 2026
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The Knicks have found the very consistency that’s evaded them in the past.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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During a time when Lane Kiffin once again became the target of fans everywhere, his new AD stepped up and circled the wagons.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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For three years, the Wizards’ braintrust has circled 2026 as the draft.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The state dashboard and local improvement plans Brown touted are singled out for criticism in the report, essentially validating concerns that reformers had voiced but were ignored.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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In an April statement, the union said the company ignored its March 18 letter and several requests by phone, asking to lift the lockout and allow members to return to work while negotiations continue.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Starting in 1946, however, the Queen Mother opted to wear a large pearl ring instead, also encircled by diamonds.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Police then encircled the shooter, who used one more bullet on himself.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Stray bits of hair escaped my ponytail and stung my eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The injured duckling was treated at a veterinary clinic while the other ducklings escaped the area with the mother duck.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Circumvented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvented. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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