as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?
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Recent Examples of shortcut
Peter Kareiva, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The idea of an amnesiac protagonist with a name as bland as John Doe seemed like a shortcut to having a blank protagonist at the start of the show, but this season is finally starting to explore the character of John in interesting ways, allowing Mackie to balance his humor with some gravitas.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Daniel Gizzi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In short, young, ambitious professionals might be willing to take the pay cut (and decreased job security) for the opportunity to shortcut their career growth.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Verb
However, these stories build up and fuel a societal bias known in psychology as the availability heuristic, whereby a person uses a mental shortcut to judge the likelihood of an event based on how easily examples come to mind.
—Peter Kareiva, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The idea of an amnesiac protagonist with a name as bland as John Doe seemed like a shortcut to having a blank protagonist at the start of the show, but this season is finally starting to explore the character of John in interesting ways, allowing Mackie to balance his humor with some gravitas.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Noun
Your team should never skip or shortcut this process, as doing so can result in serious financial and safety implications down the road.
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—Daniel Gizzi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In short, young, ambitious professionals might be willing to take the pay cut (and decreased job security) for the opportunity to shortcut their career growth.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcut
Verb
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By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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Bonta told reporters that Newsom could present new congressional district maps directly to voters on a statewide ballot, allowing Democrats to circumvent the state’s independent redistricting commission.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Thompson is 16th on the playoff grid with three races remaining in the regular season, four positions away from the cutoff line and 82 points back.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The cutoff time to buy a Powerball ticket is 10 p.m. ET on the day of the drawing.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The company's solution bypasses traditional banking infrastructure entirely.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Anyone wishing to bypass the middleman and go directly to Brown’s GoFundMe page can do so at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bruce-battle-rare-blood-cancer.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Go the safer route with easy heatless curlers like this affordable set from Kitsch.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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For the the Lynx system replaced by Scout vans, buses will stop running routes on Jan. 10.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At that point, there’s less reason for developers or manufacturers to avoid doing business with Chinese or China-linked suppliers, which will make US manufacturers less competitive.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While that scenario would be a nightmare for the volunteer, it can easily be avoided by waiting to sign contracts until the board approves them.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Where are evacuations and which roads have been closed?—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Scammers distribute invitations to food truck owners through Gmail accounts, often using multiple email addresses to evade scam blocking filters.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The other, finished in Sebring Orange, was able to evade authorities briefly but was eventually located three hours away in Martin County, Indiana.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Carlsbad is considering lowering speed limits to improve safety on local streets, a change already underway in nearby Encinitas and in San Diego.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Shortcut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcut. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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