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Recent Examples of circumvention
This provision prohibits salary-cap circumvention, meaning arrangements by teams to compensate players outside of their employment contracts.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Ironically, most cap circumvention penalties, such as draft picks, suspensions and fines, are team-only.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The circumvention of Congress makes the order a threat to separation of powers, as well.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Ironically, most cap circumvention penalties, such as draft picks, suspensions and fines, are team-only.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The circumvention of Congress makes the order a threat to separation of powers, as well.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvention
Noun
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What’s frustrating is that while Tom and Robbie’s dance of evasion and investigation gets more predictable, the series’ performances get richer, so Task teeter-totters on an imbalance of story and ensemble.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The attorney announced earlier this year that the department had expanded the incentives for whistleblowers who reported a slew of crimes, including customs fraud and tariff evasion.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Architectural Details From cornices to skirting boards, architectural features are part of the foundation of English style.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Circumvention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvention. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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