circumnavigated

verb

Definition of circumnavigatednext
past tense of circumnavigate
1
as in circled
to travel completely around the first ship to circumnavigate the globe

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Relevance
2
as in bypassed
to avoid by going around we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumnavigated
  1. circled
  2. circumvented
  3. avoided
  4. crossed
Verb
  • Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.
    Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of circled
Verb
  • This is often circumvented by committees such as the NRSC, which can take in up to $578,200 per person per election.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In all of these scenarios, the tax liability can be circumvented by moving that position to a DAF.
    Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of circumvented
Verb
  • Sweeping, taking out the garbage or even washing your hair should be avoided.
    Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Kiddie Tax can be somewhat avoided if there are contributions to a Child IRA, which holds the investments.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Note that the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average in August, signaling weakness.
    John Navin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average back in mid-June (tiny red circle).
    John Navin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of crossed
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