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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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
  • Both of them wept as the conversation circled closer to a resolution.
    Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Police fanned out downtown, launching a massive search for the gunman behind the double homicide while a helicopter circled overhead, broadcasting the suspect’s description.
    Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 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
  • Initially, that Bogie and Bacall parentage was something their son avoided.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Yoon Impeachment Attempt Yoon narrowly avoided impeachment on Saturday after most lawmakers from the ruling party boycotted the floor vote in the National Assembly.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • This is where their paths crossed, setting the stage for a business transaction that wasn’t just about the numbers, but about aligned vision, values, and a win win for all.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Since fighting broke out in April 2023, more than one million Sudanese refugees have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the war and dire humanitarian crisis.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of crossed
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