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as in bypasses
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 avoids
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
as in traverses
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 circumvents
This gambit circumvents the notorious way that measurements destroy quantumness.
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Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
But the Free Speech Coalition said companies might still be liable if a user in a state requiring age verification circumvents geographic targeting with a VPN.
—Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, this entire process circumvents the necessary regulatory and congressional oversight processes.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The Skydweller’s self-powering design circumvents this logistical constraint.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
By rerouting vulnerable migrants to unfamiliar nations with little to no infrastructure for receiving refugees, the policy effectively circumvents long-standing international commitments to asylum seekers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
More recently, researchers at SPINTEC, in Grenoble and researchers at ICN2 in Barcelona, proposed a different approach that circumvents this problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2018
Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
But the Free Speech Coalition said companies might still be liable if a user in a state requiring age verification circumvents geographic targeting with a VPN.
—Jasmine Mithani, Them., 3 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, this entire process circumvents the necessary regulatory and congressional oversight processes.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The Skydweller’s self-powering design circumvents this logistical constraint.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
By rerouting vulnerable migrants to unfamiliar nations with little to no infrastructure for receiving refugees, the policy effectively circumvents long-standing international commitments to asylum seekers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
More recently, researchers at SPINTEC, in Grenoble and researchers at ICN2 in Barcelona, proposed a different approach that circumvents this problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvents
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Trump’s approach, however, bypasses local consent, prompting lawsuits from Illinois and Oregon officials who argue the move is unconstitutional and escalates tensions unnecessarily.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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This bypasses the current path of diagnosis, where symptoms are evaluated and a host of blood tests are performed to rule out other conditions such as thyroid problems or anemia.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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With the sight mounted in the middle of the receiver, there’s no way for the shooter to get bit by the optic, and the unlimited eye relief avoids the frustration of trying to align the eye with a scope.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Komasa avoids the curse of many foreign directors making english language debuts and seems comfortable in this milieu.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Not only is the light spooky, but the three-hour tour traverses large rooms where the tuberculosis clinic was housed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Ski Utah Interconnect Tour traverses a mountain range with stops in Solitude, Alta, and Deer Valley.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the song fails to answer these questions and evades reference to anything else internet-y, focusing instead on litigating receipts and affairs.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Neither Father Burke or Sister Irene realize it at the end of the movie, but Valak evades banishment by possessing Frenchie.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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The menu at the motel’s restaurant, ISH Kitchen, circles the globe from Mediterranean shawarma to Japanese ramen to a Vietnamese dish of marinated ground beef wrapped in kaffir lime leaves.—
Melanie Haiken,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If a film ignores the author and the core fans, there’s no chance.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yet that argument ignores the fact that labor markets are a function of both supply and demand, both of which are positively affected by people.—
Ben Zweig,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway is a looped route, one that meanders through the Chattahoochee National Forest and encircles the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Each element encircles a central void, which Robertson describes as symbolic thresholds–portals between identities, spaces, and ideas.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fringilla escapes her captors, weaker but no less determined, and rescues Istredd from his cell.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Circumvents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvents. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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