CIRCUMVENTION Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

circumvention

noun

Definition of circumvention

as in bypassing

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Recent Examples of circumvention The Clippers’ offseason was engulfed by the NBA’s salary-cap circumvention investigation into the team’s endorsement deals with Kawhi Leonard. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 The end of his tenure there was overshadowed by a salary-cap circumvention scandal that led to massive sanctions against his now-former team. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Another key contract is the collective bargaining agreement, which prohibits salary-cap circumvention. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The first episode features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pablo Torre, discussing the continuing fallout from the Clippers’ salary cap circumvention scandal in the NBA. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of bypassing

Noun

For example, Washington experienced an 82% drop in fare evasion in 2024 after installing more secure fare gates on its rail system.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
For example, ProPublica was able to expose the tax-evasion practices of wealthy sports teams owners in 2021.

— Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of evasion

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Her neighbor, Ashlee Fattman, pointed out how the skirting around the home, which was surrounded by water, had been left damaged.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
That translated into custom upholstery; fabrics sourced from textile sellers Merchant & Mills and Notting Hill’s Cloth Shop; DeVol sconces; and cheery ruffled skirting in the kitchen.

— Dipal Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of skirting

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Critics called the change an unjustified, undemocratic sidestepping of the state constitution and the will of voters.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026

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