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as in bypassed
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 avoided
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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as in traversed
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 circumvented
This is often circumvented by committees such as the NRSC, which can take in up to $578,200 per person per election.
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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
The Food and Drug Administration decided that 23andMe’s test and health reports about a person’s predisposition to various diseases circumvented the regulator.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Evers eventually circumvented the Joint Finance Committee with American Rescue Plan Act funds.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
By leveraging its specialized materials technology and patented manufacturing processes, the company has circumvented the long-standing challenge of maintaining specific capacity with increase in manganese content.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2024
This means that anything that the airlines agree to will mostly be window dressing and, eventually, will be circumvented with new rules and limitations.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
The next government should acknowledge that Johnson and his team circumvented the spirit if not the letter of their laws, rules, and norms around COVID-19 lockdowns when hosting parties.
—Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2022
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
The Food and Drug Administration decided that 23andMe’s test and health reports about a person’s predisposition to various diseases circumvented the regulator.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Evers eventually circumvented the Joint Finance Committee with American Rescue Plan Act funds.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
By leveraging its specialized materials technology and patented manufacturing processes, the company has circumvented the long-standing challenge of maintaining specific capacity with increase in manganese content.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2024
This means that anything that the airlines agree to will mostly be window dressing and, eventually, will be circumvented with new rules and limitations.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
The next government should acknowledge that Johnson and his team circumvented the spirit if not the letter of their laws, rules, and norms around COVID-19 lockdowns when hosting parties.
—Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvented
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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
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Initially, that Bogie and Bacall parentage was something their son avoided.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Both of them wept as the conversation circled closer to a resolution.Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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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
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Minimizing the number of actions a fugitive takes before and after a crime is crucial to avoid getting caught, said Peter Young, a former FBI fugitive who evaded capture for more than seven years on terrorism charges related to releases of animals from fur farms.Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Even against Carolina, just before halftime, Hurts evaded heavy pressure on a 15-yard scramble into the Panthers red zone.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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For nearly four decades, Enzo Ferrari and his company had worshipped at the temple of natural aspiration, but the turbo’s potential could no longer be ignored.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored.Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Police said the suspect escaped the scene on an electric Citi Bike and headed towards Central Park.Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Whiskey suffered injuries, Pluto dodged harm and a third dog was killed.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet, the exemption continues, with MLB having recently dodged a potential Supreme Court review by settling a lawsuit brought by minor league clubs who lost their MLB affiliations.Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Circumvented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvented. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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