1
as in bypassing
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 avoiding
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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as in circling
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 circumventing
Australia doubled the maximum penalty imposed on social media companies that fail to comply with the ban on under-16 users, as evidence grew that children are circumventing restrictions.
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Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The reconciliation process could help the bill advance in the Senate by circumventing filibusters, advancing partisan tax or spending bills with a simple majority.
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Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
Some attorneys and advocates say that Florida’s family courts are essentially stripping parents of their rights to their children without any oversight, circumventing state law.
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg, who has cooperated with an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers possibly circumventing the salary cap via a no-show endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
While Polymarket’s terms of service bar US customers, traders have spoken publicly about circumventing the company’s restrictions by using a virtual private network.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Digital media give more prominence to the role of scientists and PR professionals who can directly appeal to the public, circumventing the gatekeeping function that science journalists performed.
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Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
The arrangement could be considered circumventing the NBA salary cap, a serious violation of league rules.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The reconciliation process could help the bill advance in the Senate by circumventing filibusters, advancing partisan tax or spending bills with a simple majority.
—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
Some attorneys and advocates say that Florida’s family courts are essentially stripping parents of their rights to their children without any oversight, circumventing state law.
—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg, who has cooperated with an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers possibly circumventing the salary cap via a no-show endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
While Polymarket’s terms of service bar US customers, traders have spoken publicly about circumventing the company’s restrictions by using a virtual private network.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Digital media give more prominence to the role of scientists and PR professionals who can directly appeal to the public, circumventing the gatekeeping function that science journalists performed.
—
Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
The arrangement could be considered circumventing the NBA salary cap, a serious violation of league rules.
—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumventing
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The purpose of the 34 mile pipeline from Middletown to Montville is to increase pressure in the existing distribution system and enable the company to continue gas service in the event of a failure by bypassing the trouble spot.
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Fiber-optic, first-person view (FPV) drones have become a key weapon in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah’s war against Israel in recent months – bypassing Israel’s sophisticated defense systems by duplicating an asymmetric warfare tactic that first emerged in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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While technical expertise is crucial, successfully landing remote AI jobs also requires strategic searching, understanding employer terminology, and avoiding scams.
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Petrakakos said arrangements around possible tolls or coordination with Iran remain largely ad hoc, with most shipping companies avoiding direct engagement because of sanctions risk.
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The evening of the shoot, there was frequent hum of tourist helicopters circling the island, and a few party boats blasting music, which threatened to put a damper on the plans.
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Minutes later the pike was just under the surface, circling close to the boat.
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
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From the Higgs to the Next Frontier The road to the FCC remains long, and Europe has been traversing it for years.
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Spending a year in California versus a month traversing small town America is a big difference.
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Make Participation Effortless Reduce friction to the point where using it feels like less effort than ignoring it.
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For example, today, Americans might believe that the demands of racial equity or of evangelical Christianity are so pressing that executive power would be justified in ignoring the legislature or the judiciary to serve them.
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For a generation of millennial founders and the professionals orbiting them, the most consequential business development of the year is happening nowhere near an office, a conference badge, or a LinkedIn message.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been probing for atmospheres around other rocky worlds orbiting red dwarfs, such as those in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
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The combination remained effective because escaping both antibodies required multiple simultaneous mutations rather than a single genetic change.
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Workers were able to prevent more than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility from escaping.
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“Circumventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumventing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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