1
as in bypassing
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 avoiding
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
as in circling
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 circumventing
On the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, journalist Pablo Torre reported that Leonard wasn’t obligated to perform services to Aspiration, that the deal would end if the Clippers traded Leonard and that the payments were understood as circumventing the cap.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And in cases where credentials are compromised, attackers can operate from within, circumventing network protections entirely.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bogdan is ordered by Ventham to start digging at the back of the cemetery to begin property development, circumventing the protest at the entrance.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Starlink chip scammers might be circumventing Facebook’s fraud systems by not mentioning SpaceX or Starlink in the ad's text.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
As a result, terrorists and rogue states now have a harder time circumventing conventional financial controls.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
On December 11, the European Union approved its 15th sanctions package against the Kremlin, targeting entities within Russia and third-party nations that facilitate upgraded military and technological capabilities by circumventing restrictions.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Blank-check firms, or special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), are shell companies that raise funds through a listing with the intention of acquiring a private company and taking it public, circumventing the initial public offering process.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And in cases where credentials are compromised, attackers can operate from within, circumventing network protections entirely.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bogdan is ordered by Ventham to start digging at the back of the cemetery to begin property development, circumventing the protest at the entrance.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Starlink chip scammers might be circumventing Facebook’s fraud systems by not mentioning SpaceX or Starlink in the ad's text.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
As a result, terrorists and rogue states now have a harder time circumventing conventional financial controls.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
On December 11, the European Union approved its 15th sanctions package against the Kremlin, targeting entities within Russia and third-party nations that facilitate upgraded military and technological capabilities by circumventing restrictions.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Blank-check firms, or special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), are shell companies that raise funds through a listing with the intention of acquiring a private company and taking it public, circumventing the initial public offering process.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumventing
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A week before Zhang’s latest sentencing, China’s top lawmakers passed a bill to accelerate public health emergency responses by allowing people to report emergencies, bypassing the government’s usual hierarchical structure.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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This also means that users could opt to stream direct to wireless speakers, bypassing the conventional hi-fi amp altogether.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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The focus ring turns comfortably, with enough resistance to allow for precise focus, avoiding the sloppy action of too-loose focus systems.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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The lesson for global leaders is not to adopt its 37 words wholesale, but to adapt its principles—access, accountability, and equality—to local contexts, while avoiding its blind spots.—
Danette Leighton,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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We were stuck in a holding pattern, circling in Jordanian airspace near the border with Israel while awaiting the order to proceed.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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If roots are tangled and circling, cut 1 inch into the root mass at four equidistant places and at the bottom of the rootball.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Sep. 2025
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After evading capture at first, the bird was caught in June 2023.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Garcia-Hernandez allegedly has convictions for giving fictitious information, evading arrest, driving while intoxicated and fleeing police.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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In Galaxy 2, Mario can hop on his trusty dinosaur steed and leverage Yoshi's unique abilities while traversing the inventive planetoid stages.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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Hornet’s downward slash is the primary means of parrying and lining up another attack or traversing over stretches of hazardous pits.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Moscow has expanded its drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, while seemingly ignoring his overtures for further dialogue to end the conflict.—
Matthew Bodner,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, films with casts between 41-50 percent people of color grossed far more than the least diverse casts, a commercial reality Hollywood keeps ignoring.—
Rochée Jeffrey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Certification is a necessary precursor for allowing a vehicle to approach the orbiting laboratory.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Produced by Pallas Film and View Master Films, the movie follows a hen who, after escaping from a chicken farm, finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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After escaping the vehicle, the driver died at the scene, according to the release.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Circumventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumventing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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