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as in to overcome
to achieve a victory over
somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles
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as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state
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as in to spread
to become known
word of the discovery of gold quickly got around
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as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract
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Recent Examples of get around
Conversely, Clinique gets around 1,100 monthly searches.
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James Manso, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
The duo reached the settlement in September through mediation but only got around to filing in court on Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Old Clothing Some families like to use a storage unit for seasonal clothes, while others never get around to donating the kids' outfits.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
During a recent trip to London and Paris, I was impressed by the vast number of people using either personal micromobility products or utilizing rental devices to commute, deliver goods, or just get around the big city at speeds much faster than walking, driving or taking mass transit.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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James Manso, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
The duo reached the settlement in September through mediation but only got around to filing in court on Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
Old Clothing Some families like to use a storage unit for seasonal clothes, while others never get around to donating the kids' outfits.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
During a recent trip to London and Paris, I was impressed by the vast number of people using either personal micromobility products or utilizing rental devices to commute, deliver goods, or just get around the big city at speeds much faster than walking, driving or taking mass transit.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Both quarterbacks, roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, overcame difficult, and certainly shocking, defeats on their way to leading Ohio State and Notre Dame, respectively, to Monday’s CFP national championship game in Atlanta.Tom Layberger, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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The Lunar Owls overcame a six-point deficit and ended up winning the league’s first game 84-80 after Diggins-Smith hit a game-ending 3-pointer.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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As a result, most houses are getting built in the areas where circumventing these dynamics is easiest, such as far urban peripheries.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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And how many Eastwood movies have ended with their protagonists forced to circumvent the forces of authority to achieve justice?A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rapidly spreading wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County Wednesday have destroyed roughly 1,000 structures and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Many celebrities, including Spencer Pratt, Anna Faris, and Adrien Brody, have unfortunately lost their homes due to the rapidly spreading wildfires, with many other Angelenos under evacuation orders.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you how to get started, practical uses, tips for effective prompt-writing, and mistakes to avoid.Jeremy Schifeling, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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When Russia targets other European neighbors, though, the West resorts to its own euphemisms to avoid directly acknowledging what Putin is doing.Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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In a nearly a three-hour match Friday in Melbourne, Vekić defeated No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5 to advance to the round of 16.Jill Martin, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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But the white population usually defeats the preferred candidate of Black voters.Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Some, their principles unbreakable, have to live their philosophy, not just to get to the core of it but to evade the accusation of hypocrisy.Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Jan. 2025
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More than 180 oil-carrying vessels that are suspected to be part of a shadow fleet utilized by the Kremlin to evade oil sanctions as well as traders, oil field service firms and Russian energy officials are also targeted by the new sanctions.AAMER MADHANI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Tour: Rumors are circulating that Beyoncé might be preparing to tour again, this time to perform her Cowboy Carter music live.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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As news of the Village People's announcement circulated online, a number of social media users expressed their distaste for the group's change of tune.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Creating Designated Quiet Zones Allocating specific areas as quiet zones helps employees escape overstimulation and focus on their tasks in peace.Shaun Arora, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the film, Brody plays a Jewish Hungarian architect who escapes the Holocaust and attempts to forge a new life in America, which soon involves working for an extremely wealthy industrialist (Pearce) to build a massive community center in the middle of Pennsylvania.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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