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 been predictably up and down for Cowan so far, but there’s no getting around the fact that the rookie’s minutes have been positive for the Leafs.
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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Get all the necessary gear for getting around at Coastal Urge or Riverside Outdoor Recreation, both of which offer bike rentals, plus kayak and paddleboard tours and rentals, as well as beach accessory rentals.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s also equipped with swivel steering that makes getting around bulky furniture effortless.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 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
Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Get all the necessary gear for getting around at Coastal Urge or Riverside Outdoor Recreation, both of which offer bike rentals, plus kayak and paddleboard tours and rentals, as well as beach accessory rentals.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s also equipped with swivel steering that makes getting around bulky furniture effortless.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting around
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Key challenges to commercialization include creating a material that is both safe and highly conductive and overcoming the high costs of mass production.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Castellani and Muritiba spoke about how the United States can learn from Brazil and their country’s history of overcoming fascism.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Yet the group is clearly circumventing the restrictions.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Panahi, along with other up-and-coming filmmakers, began circumventing the official channels, sending one version of his films’ scripts to government censors and filming another.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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And in 2008, the site allowed users to create their own feeds—called subreddits—creating popular threads on topics like politics and science, but also spreading controversial content.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Animation is spreading to ever corner of Latin America.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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These risks have prompted the United States, China, and other spacefaring nations to develop advanced systems for tracking, avoiding, and potentially removing orbital debris.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Maximize calcium absorption by pairing it with vitamin D, healthy fats, and proper timing, while avoiding absorption blockers such as high-oxalate foods and excessive caffeine.—
Trang Tran,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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Polls show the race tightening as Mamdani looks to hold his lead after defeating Cuomo in a stunning upset in the June primary.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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His team fell one win — one run — short of defeating baseball’s behemoth in the World Series.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Trump is setting rates by bypassing laws that require a more detailed process for imposing tariffs in limited circumstances.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Researchers are now exploring ways to compute directly in materials, bypassing these conversions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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In fact, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of horror stories circulating across Facebook, Reddit, and other platforms about individuals being questioned at check-in by airline agents or, worse, denied entry altogether.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Facebook posts have been circulating about collecting donations for the affected seniors.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kurchenko was also close to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian president at the time, and was later accused by the succeeding Ukrainian government of systematically evading millions in taxes with the collusion of officials in Yanukovych’s administration.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Getting around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20around. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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