1
as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles
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2
as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state
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3
as in to spread
to become known
word of the discovery of gold quickly got around
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as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract
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Recent Examples of get around
The move by the Trump administration has drawn criticism from legal analysts who describe it as a way to get around the U.S. military having law enforcement on the border which is done by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
The plant is still operational today, and will produce iPhone 16 models to help Apple get around U.S. tariffs, according to recent Brazilian media reports.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Denver stood out in that another 25% said their sense of navigation in getting around had worsened, a problem rarely mentioned in other cities, Gambrill said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
But there’s no getting around the fact that Tavares has earned that luck, too.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
The plant is still operational today, and will produce iPhone 16 models to help Apple get around U.S. tariffs, according to recent Brazilian media reports.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Denver stood out in that another 25% said their sense of navigation in getting around had worsened, a problem rarely mentioned in other cities, Gambrill said.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
But there’s no getting around the fact that Tavares has earned that luck, too.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get around
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Trailing 0-2, the Heat now faces a series deficit that not many NBA teams have overcome.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Not without its controversy, like life, the show has tried to demonstrate that family can overcome anything with love, laughter, and conversation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
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In 2025, anticipate a more surgical integration of AI with real-world systems, sparking innovation built on the increasingly sophisticated replication of agentic workloads, or else technology circumventing the need for AI altogether.—
Ruth Foxe Blader,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Lutnick said a comprehensive approach was needed so that small nations could not be used by larger countries to circumvent the tariffs.—
Douglas Gillison, Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Perkins spread the ball around, with seven different players recording a catch.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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People can spread measles to others from four days before the disease’s telltale rash appears through four days afterward, according to the CDC.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Get to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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In Brazil’s 2023 Presidential election, Lula da Silva defeated Jair Bolsonaro by less than two percentage points.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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Both competitors defeated four female opponents each to get to the championship bout.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Security scrutinized: Suspect eluded officers protecting Shapiro Balmer started fires while troopers searched Troopers were able to safely evacuate Shapiro's family and others in the mansion, but the fire raises the question of how Balmer was able to evade security.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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Most of these are fine goals, and some (such as finally terminating the university’s efforts to evade a Supreme Court–ordered end to its use of race discrimination in admissions) ought to be uncontroversial.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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However, less than 48 hours after the end of the regular tax filing season, word circulated that the program would be axed.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, reports are circulating that schools are offering less than half of his original pay.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Tesla needs Musk's technical brilliance but can't escape the collateral damage of his polarizing public persona.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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While they were gone, the tiny dog escaped and sprinted off into the wilderness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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