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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Trump and Vance are now apparently circumventing that existing structure not for public safety, but for politics and power.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026 -
The couple also allegedly photographed hundreds of computer screens containing confidential information from Google and Company 2, in what appeared to be an attempt at circumventing digital monitoring tools.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the woman avoiding his gaze was about to save his life.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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According to iS Clinical, a small amount is best tapped along the eye area, avoiding the inner corners.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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The department is said to be looking at Netflix’s historic business strategy of steering most of its film releases to its streaming platform, often bypassing movie theaters.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Crumbl has adapted to rising labor costs by bypassing cashiers with technology that allows customers to order and pay for their dessert on their own.—
Paul Lopez,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Things that used to feel so urgent and non-negotiable (being disciplined, heeding early alarms, ignoring my body’s cues) now have a patina over them.—
Dimity McDowell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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This skeptical energy plays under the surface of the novel (Hjorth’s funniest) as Johanna begins to surveil her mother, ignoring her sister’s perfectly reasonable requests to leave her in peace.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The supine Republicans who now controlled both chambers of Congress gave him cover, while a decade of evading consequences lent his presidency an aura of near total impunity.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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The local pedicab service, which was started in 2024 by Atticus Sloan and Mark Madden, offers an environmentally friendly, traffic-evading mode of transportation.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Shortcutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcutting. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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