SHORTCUTTING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

shortcutting

verb

present participle of shortcut

as in circumventing

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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Molt often carried them into the country in suitcases, easily circumventing the relatively lax customs regulations.

— Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Hegseth has already challenged that premise in ways both meaningful and petty, by circumventing the normal promotion process to push out officers far below him or to stall their advancements, and by firing senior officers set for even higher rank.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of circumventing

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McDaniel had his reasons for avoiding supplying his own depth chart beyond not wishing to see it in print or on a website or TV network.

— Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026
Now some pregnant women and others are avoiding health centers for fear of the virus, at risk to their lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoiding

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Buying a half-finished superyacht offers a unique opportunity to save time and money, bypassing long new-build queues.

— Benjamin Maltby, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
While Herro never made an issue of the Heat bypassing his extension window last fall, the issue did factor into the Heat’s approach going forward with the 2019 first-round pick out of Kentucky.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of bypassing

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In June, police in nearby Greenwood Village arrested a 15-year-old for evading police, and his bike was impounded.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Lyons remained a free man after these revelations, though he was charged with evading police, and later with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of evading

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