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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcutting
  1. circumventing
  2. avoiding
  3. bypassing
  4. ignoring
  5. evading
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Yet its bodywork is relatively restrained, avoiding the huge wings, complex vents and aggressive appendages found on many contemporary hypercars.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a Gwinnett County man in 2022, avoiding a trial that was set to begin Monday in federal court in Atlanta.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Several environmental groups have proposed removing or entirely bypassing the Glen Canyon Dam, draining what's left into Lake Mead, and implementing stricter water conservation measures.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But bypassing the blockade by transporting it over land would boost the cost to $12,000.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of bypassing
Verb
  • Jolly countered that Donalds is ignoring pressing economic issues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Driving fatigue is very real, thanks to so many Mad Maxes riding bumpers or blowing through red lights or completely ignoring the speed limit.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • 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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“Shortcutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcutting. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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