1
as in overcoming
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 circumventing
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 spreading
to become known
word of the discovery of gold quickly got around
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as in avoiding
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 getting around
It’s also equipped with swivel steering that makes getting around bulky furniture effortless.
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Clubs with clever accountants getting around those rules by selling stuff to themselves.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The plan to tap geothermal energy answered the key question of power provision, getting around Africa’s chronically weak grids with the green, baseload electricity required for digital infrastructure.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Still, there’s no getting around the fact McCarthy has otherwise been underwhelming, completing 59% of his passes for 301 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in two starts.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
If the main engine is declared unusable, one possible option for getting around the main engine problem might be using these smaller thrusters to more gradually adjust the Cygnus spacecraft's orbit to line up the final approach with the ISS.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s no getting around Bryce Young’s three turnovers; no getting around the offense’s operational issues.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
There is no getting around the difficulties of stopping elite pass rushers as a 21-year-old — Campbell is — or a rookie playing a new position AKA Wilson.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Ride-share services are abundant throughout the city and are great for getting around.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Clubs with clever accountants getting around those rules by selling stuff to themselves.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The plan to tap geothermal energy answered the key question of power provision, getting around Africa’s chronically weak grids with the green, baseload electricity required for digital infrastructure.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Still, there’s no getting around the fact McCarthy has otherwise been underwhelming, completing 59% of his passes for 301 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in two starts.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
If the main engine is declared unusable, one possible option for getting around the main engine problem might be using these smaller thrusters to more gradually adjust the Cygnus spacecraft's orbit to line up the final approach with the ISS.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
There’s no getting around Bryce Young’s three turnovers; no getting around the offense’s operational issues.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
There is no getting around the difficulties of stopping elite pass rushers as a 21-year-old — Campbell is — or a rookie playing a new position AKA Wilson.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Ride-share services are abundant throughout the city and are great for getting around.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting around
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The other notable incident of the first half was one person overcoming the tight security measures to reach the pitch.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Leaper Williams, a Lawrence High graduate who started working at KU at 16, emerged as one of KU football’s most recognizable employees through the years, overcoming a development impairment due to anoxia, a lack of oxygen to the brain, at birth.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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With potential regulatory fights to come, this is a potential boon and is a way of circumventing content quotas and other obligations that European countries want to establish.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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The federal government argued that the lower courts were circumventing the power of the justices and improperly limiting the authority of the Department of Homeland Security.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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As portfolio manager on the iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV), Becker is making the case for spreading allocations out to governments around the globe.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even Swift’s mom, Andrea, got her close-up, bracelet stack and all, while spreading the friendship at Hard Rock Stadium.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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On Translation Eli Rallo writes about avoiding the OB-GYN, OCD obsessions, and pretending to be okay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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My priority is to keep Forest Hills financially strong and efficient by managing resources wisely and avoiding unnecessary spending.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Mariners reached this year’s ALCS off the back of the longest winner-takes-all playoff game in MLB history on Friday, dramatically defeating the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in a four-hour, 58-minute contest.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Alabama continued its rebound from a Week 1 loss by defeating Missouri.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The website will help patients access drugs at lower prices - bypassing health insurance.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Now, former officials say, orders are bypassing lawyers entirely, or being glimpsed by legal experts sympathetic to Hegseth's and the White House's agenda.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rumors of retirement tours have been circulating, sparked by John Cena's farewell tour for his career throughout the year.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Zarutska's family has requested that media outlets stop circulating the shocking video.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The report concluded that mirror cells could become a reality in the next 10 to 30 years and detailed the potentially devasting consequences if mirror bacteria were released into an environment and spread, evading natural biological controls and acting as dangerous pathogens.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The film follows a Cuban socialite, an English schoolteacher, and an Irish Catholic priest in Miami who spearhead a daring operation to help more than 14,000 children escape communist indoctrination and begin new lives in America — evading Castro’s secret police at every turn.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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