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as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age
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Recent Examples of sidestep
In a filing late Monday, the administration sidestepped court questions about its efforts to secure Abrego Garcia.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
The feds are expanding their revocation of student visas nationwide, sidestepping the regulations governing visa status, attorneys say.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
The Palmetto State lawmaker seemingly sidestepped the question.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
During the hearing, Mr. Isaacman also sidestepped questions about potential layoffs or closings of NASA centers in different parts of the country.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
The feds are expanding their revocation of student visas nationwide, sidestepping the regulations governing visa status, attorneys say.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
The Palmetto State lawmaker seemingly sidestepped the question.
—Steff Danielle Thomas, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
During the hearing, Mr. Isaacman also sidestepped questions about potential layoffs or closings of NASA centers in different parts of the country.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidestep
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However, Russia has set up a shadow fleet of vessels to circumvent a $60 price cap on seaborne oil and the export continues to swell the Kremlin's coffers.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Since 2018, China has weathered a low-level trade war, gaining experience in managing the deepening U.S.-Chinese rivalry and learning how to circumvent Washington’s economic restrictions.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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Tomato plants naturally weave in and out of the support system.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Chloé, Zimmermann, and Jacquemus, among others, showed raffia handbags; Gucci and Michael Kors wove the stuff into actual garments; Tommy Hilfiger even turned it into baseball caps.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Maria desperately wanted her children to avoid the same path.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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And, of course, since '90s kids easily ducked those age gates, too, history shows why investing millions to build the latest and greatest age verification systems probably remains a fool's errand after all these years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The key benefits of integration include: • Enhanced Threat Detection: By unifying security tools, organizations can achieve a holistic view of their threat landscape, enabling the identification of sophisticated attacks that might evade stand-alone systems.—
Bob Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The days of dodging class or suffering from a lack of motivation appear to be a thing of the past at Alpha School, a private pre-K through eighth grade institution that utilizes personalized artificial intelligence to teach an entire day of core academic lessons in just two hours.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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After parents got wise to '90s kids dodging age gates, pressure predictably mounted on Adult Check to solve the problem, despite Adult Check consistently admitting that its system wasn't foolproof.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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For students seeking college credit, dual enrolling in classes at a community college or local university might allow students to show their skills while bypassing general education requirements in their first couple years of collegiate study.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The result: persistent RDP access that bypasses cloud verification, multifactor authentication, and Conditional Access policies.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Sidestep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidestep. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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