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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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as in avoids
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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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
Sea Change reads as an intimate character study, one that circumvents familiar narratives of Asian intergenerational trauma in favor of a more complicated reckoning.
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Tessa Yang,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
RevMed’s daraxonrasib cleverly circumvents this problem by acting as a molecular stickum.
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Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
This funneling of men outside of the traditional health system circumvents the important step of appropriate medical workups.
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Denise Asafu-Adjei,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Emma Ross-Thomas,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans.
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Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
The suit said the scheme circumvents FDA regulations that generally prohibit importation of unapproved medications from overseas.
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Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli,scott Zamost,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Many of the mistakes or inconsistencies that happen in garment manufacturing stem from human error, which CreateMe circumvents.
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Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use.
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Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Tessa Yang,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
RevMed’s daraxonrasib cleverly circumvents this problem by acting as a molecular stickum.
—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
This funneling of men outside of the traditional health system circumvents the important step of appropriate medical workups.
—
Denise Asafu-Adjei,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.
—
Emma Ross-Thomas,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans.
—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
The suit said the scheme circumvents FDA regulations that generally prohibit importation of unapproved medications from overseas.
—
Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli,scott Zamost,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Many of the mistakes or inconsistencies that happen in garment manufacturing stem from human error, which CreateMe circumvents.
—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use.
—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvents
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This extra part bypasses the Canvas feeder, allowing the TPU to go directly to the nozzle.
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Clinics lean on the absorption argument, that the IV route bypasses the gut, to justify both the format and the price.
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New research has now demonstrated a simpler approach that avoids the ultrathin selective coatings traditionally considered essential for precise molecular separation.
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The decision avoids an election-year change in the voting rules and may bolster Democrats in the fall election.
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His voyage is detailed by Homer in the Odyssey, a chronicle of the maritime obstacle course that Odysseus traverses in order to get home to Ithaca.
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Here, the Road Runner Express coaster traverses 679 feet of track through desert trails.
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Panthalassa evades these regional regulatory and environmental obstacles by deploying autonomous computing nodes directly into deep water.
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And though bound together as one 10-county region, the Hudson Valley actively evades a uniform identity.
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Chapter 1 Randy Fields stalks through the newsroom, circles my desk and sits across from me.
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The book circles political concerns that remain relevant today, including empire, caste prejudice, and the dangers of despotism and corruption.
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Stating that Palestinians are entitled to a country of their own ignores the facts.
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With the job’s high salary, live-in accommodations and her love of children on her mind, Layla ignores Jasmine’s concerns and drives to the family’s estate to meet Zuri.
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In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.
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The Chicago Outerbelt, a 210-mile trail that encircles the city, intrigued our copy editor.
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The highest technology will not be the one that escapes nature but the one that learns how to participate in its deepest creative computation.
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On clear, dry nights — like those across much of the interior West — that heat escapes very efficiently into space.
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“Circumvents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvents. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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