getting around

verb

present participle of get around
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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4
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 Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 For now, however, the focus for students is simply getting around campus. — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The dismissal was a legal maneuver aimed at getting around a deadline for starting new grand jury proceedings after Mayes lost an appeal earlier in June. — Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 OpenAI's subsequent review of the incident found that its models were fixated on gaming the test and spent substantial effort getting around barriers rather than working within them. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 But yeah, just getting around, making my way to events or whatever the case, whatever situation. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 But power companies are getting around that by deploying battery storage to capture that power when it’s produced and feed it onto the grid when it’s needed. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026 Ferrari’s vice chairman will be getting around in more than just a Prancing Horse. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting around
  1. overcoming
  2. circumventing
  3. spreading
  4. avoiding
  5. defeating
  6. bypassing
  7. circulating
  8. evading
Verb
  • This design continually reflects the laser inside the stream via total internal reflection, overcoming the need for focal-point or Rayleigh-length adjustments.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Augusto, Marrero, Hernández and countless others have little choice but to figure things out which, in Cuban parlance, means overcoming whatever obstacle is placed in their way.
    — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • Five first-rounders were traded to acquire George as the prerequisite to signing Leonard, and five more were forfeited as punishment for circumventing the salary cap.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Russian forces are clamoring for Rassvet after SpaceX cut off access in February to the Starlink network by unregistered user terminals in Ukraine, circumventing Russia’s illicit use of satellite communications for military operations.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of circumventing
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  • The bumper is designed to break up any incoming debris particles, spreading the impact energy over a larger area of the wall.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The attack can also hit both Android and iOS WeChat accounts, spreading itself through phone calls on the app.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spreading
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  • Broadly, the rule of thumb is to drink it during periods of intense competition (to allow for muscle recovery) while avoiding it during periods of training (to promote muscle development).
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The truce applies only to the two capital cities, and overnight attacks into Sunday saw Russia continue its bombardment of Ukraine while avoiding Kyiv city.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Northern California received a boost with Folsom defeating Mission Viejo 35-21.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Botic van de Zandschulp, who knocked Carlos Alcaraz out of this event two years ago, is into the fourth round after defeating Zizou Bergs 3-6, 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of defeating
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  • The company is seeking the portion of land to build a road to allow guests and residents of Hazel Green Ranch access into Yosemite National Park, bypassing the current 11 miles of forestry roads to Stanislaus National Forest.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The page then coached the victim through bypassing the computer's security warning.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bypassing
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  • Reducing the amount of personal information circulating online may help limit some unwanted outreach.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • But many of the videos that were circulating widely after the floods were being actively deleted, according to Bandurski.
    — Jennifer Pak, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of circulating
Verb
  • Garcia entered a plea and was convicted of evading police officers before his trial in June.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The recent changes followed reports that some foreign residents had been driving up home prices or evading payments for their public health insurance.
    — Christine Miyawaki, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of evading

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