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
PC Magazine, 18 Nov. 2025
Quality of life improvements that make the game more manageable in a modern sense can often shortcut elements that were there to increase tension or complexity.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
However, not every design shortcut translates well beyond the screen.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Apple now plans to open that shortcut to third-party assistants, but only in Japan.
—PC Magazine, 18 Nov. 2025
Quality of life improvements that make the game more manageable in a modern sense can often shortcut elements that were there to increase tension or complexity.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Dry onion soup mix is the secret shortcut to lots of flavor.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
However, not every design shortcut translates well beyond the screen.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcut
Verb
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The defense also argued that the decision to seek the death penalty was political and circumvented the federal government's protocols.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other convictions have included mortgage fraud, contempt of court, and attempting to circumvent a travel ban into the United States by entering the country using someone else’s passport.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lean into the ease with casual cutoff jeans and your favorite coat.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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The events are for women 21 and up, and there’s no cutoff in age.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One professor questioned whether Uthmeier bypassed a separate law school policy requiring full faculty approval when an adjunct teaches two courses in the same academic year.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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University of Texas Regents handpicked President Jim Davis to lead its flagship university one year ago, bypassing a national search or a process that would have involved input from a committee of other UT presidents, faculty, alumni and students.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pure beauty doesn’t have to be hidden down a complicated route.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump is going hard in the opposite direction, toward more punishment, always the easier and more understandable route for voters fed up with crime (even though crime rates have been declining since President Biden was in office).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Everyone’s hearts are closer to the surface than usual, so being tolerant of one another’s idiosyncrasies could be necessary to avoid strife.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Critics believed that greater transparency would have helped the union avoid the missteps that led to the selection of Howell, who endured multiple controversies during his 34-year executive career with Booz Allen.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The road to get to the cabin lodgings of Dunton Hot Springs, the 1800s ghost town turned resort tucked in the San Juan Mountains of the Colorado Rockies, is paved with bad WiFi.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the road to other types of pain, which come from damage to flesh and bone, the road to a migraine is mysterious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There was no immediate confirmation that Iranian missiles had managed to evade its defense systems to strike the ship on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The remaining charges included unlawful carrying of a weapon, theft, evading arrest, burglary, fraud and unauthorized use of a vehicle.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Videos circulating online and verified by the AP showed dozens cheering and dancing and cars honking their horns in the streets of Karaj, a city near Tehran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile massive explosions are being reported on Sunday in the Iranian capital of Tehran where on Saturday celebrations for the supreme leader’s death with fireworks and dancing in the streets reportedly took place but there were also protests on the part of Khamenei supporters.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Shortcut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcut. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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