1
as in to bypass
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
employees who try to circumvent the company's dress code
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2
as in to avoid
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
as in to traverse
to travel completely around
most casual joggers will be able to circumvent the reservoir without too much of a strain
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Recent Examples of circumvent
But investing in the best luxury bath towels is one way to circumvent the lack of me time.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
Sales agents can circumvent those fees, requesting them from the seller directly, or a third party document site.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The leak caused consternation from department brass, Moers alleged, who were not happy that his commission had circumvented proper channels to receive emergency funding.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Nepal’s scores of community radio stations in 2005 circumvented an order from King Gyanendra prohibiting anything but music on the airwaves by singing the news in more than 20 languages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
Sales agents can circumvent those fees, requesting them from the seller directly, or a third party document site.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
The leak caused consternation from department brass, Moers alleged, who were not happy that his commission had circumvented proper channels to receive emergency funding.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Nepal’s scores of community radio stations in 2005 circumvented an order from King Gyanendra prohibiting anything but music on the airwaves by singing the news in more than 20 languages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvent
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But one of the world’s biggest industries has largely bypassed the software revolution, and still runs, to a remarkable extent, on human know-how.—
Theo Saville,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Duncan, who represents southwestern Kansas City, also questioned whether the team would try to argue that the stadium and surrounding district were actually part of Washington Square Park itself as a way to bypass paying property taxes.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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Wrobleski is scheduled to start Sunday, as the Dodgers try to avoid a three-game sweep.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Instead, remove selective branches from the center of the plant to ensure good airflow and avoid mildew.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Romans already traversed to the eastern part of the state and will head to northern Kentucky in mid-May, with scheduled visits still to come in western Kentucky.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Over an efficient five tracks, West traverses the sonic styles of her generation — from nu-metal riffs to rage-rap 808s — with dazzling confidence.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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While testing the model, Anthropic discovered decades-old software flaws and bugs that had evaded millions of previous attempts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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But Inoue used his quick footwork to evade them, landing some jabs back in the process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The beaver continued to circle the area until emergency services took the boy to the hospital for treatment, the outlet stated.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Minutes before the raid, LAPD squads slowly circled the park.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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But, though the guns of war were a decade in the past, the nation had not escaped the spectre of conflict.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The show follows a couple who accidentally wander into Schmigadoon, a town where every day is a musical and the only bridge to escape leads to nowhere.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Early in the morning on May 6, police in riot gear encircled the encampment and ordered everyone to clear out, arresting 64 individuals who stayed.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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To put that in perspective, that is enough fabric to encircle the globe nearly 10 times.—
FMG Studios,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 28,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Circumvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvent. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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