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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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as in to avoid
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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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
Half a dozen of the boldest ones took it upon themselves to defy the steward and the matron, and to circumvent the gatehouse guards, who were ostensibly there to prevent undesirable visitors.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Exports of these goods to countries including Kazakhstan and Turkey have spiked in recent years, suggesting that the sales routes are being used to circumvent sanctions and support Russia’s military-industrial complex.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: After the conservative-majority Supreme Court blocked Biden's signature student loan forgiveness plan last year, his administration still found ways to deliver relief to some borrowers by circumventing the need for Congressional or court approval.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Cleo first released a patch for the bug currently being exploited in October, but hackers appear to have circumvented it, and the company is urging customers to apply its new patch now.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Exports of these goods to countries including Kazakhstan and Turkey have spiked in recent years, suggesting that the sales routes are being used to circumvent sanctions and support Russia’s military-industrial complex.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
Catch up quick: After the conservative-majority Supreme Court blocked Biden's signature student loan forgiveness plan last year, his administration still found ways to deliver relief to some borrowers by circumventing the need for Congressional or court approval.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Cleo first released a patch for the bug currently being exploited in October, but hackers appear to have circumvented it, and the company is urging customers to apply its new patch now.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office is launching an investigation into employees’ use of Google Chat after critics claimed the auto-deleting messages allowed officials to bypass their own policy and the California Public Records Act.Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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Unsuspecting visitors might bypass Little Moir's Food Shack, but locals are more than happy to wait for a table.Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Officials urge residents to avoid coastal areas, stay informed about conditions and prioritize safety.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Yet most are struggling to act on the scale necessary to help the world avoid the worst effects of warming.Justin Worland, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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There’s still time to catch the craftsmanship of artist Laura Busse Dolan of Applied Imagination for this year’s show, featuring 25 intricate model trains of different eras traversing a tiny New York City scene constructed of natural materials.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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In part because Colombian troops were unable to traverse harsh jungles, Panama declared an effectively bloodless independence within hours in November 1903.Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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At that February hearing, Judge Bowen dismissed an evading police charge, finding that the pursuing Richmond officer had failed to activate his siren during the brief chase.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The post-election honeymoon period is officially over. Democrats and Republicans were back to trading barbs this week as both parties tried to evade blame for a near government shut down.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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During the winter solstice, the sun's rays will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, a line of latitude that circles the Earth in the Southern Hemisphere.Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Towns knows the healthiest way forward is to treat this as just another game — an opportunity for the Knicks to continue building chemistry while adding a mark in the win column — but in reality, this was a game circled in invisible ink.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Powered by a game-high 35 points from Cole Anthony and a plethora of reserve players stepping up, the Magic escaped the jaws of defeat to win 121-114 against the Heat (13-13), who were without Jimmy Butler (illness).Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
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Over time, for the partner on the receiving end, this dynamic can exacerbate resentment, low self-esteem and a desire to escape.Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Yoon defended his decision for troops to be deployed at the election commission as other forces were encircling the National Assembly.KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Roche, for decades the Met’s master planner and resident architect, answered all that excess by encircling the complex with severe walls of glass and blocks of concrete.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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An important social context to Rickey can’t be ignored.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Biden rewarded murderers while ignoring the innocent and their families.Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Circumvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvent. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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