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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2
as in avoiding
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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3
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
On the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, journalist Pablo Torre reported that Leonard wasn’t obligated to perform services to Aspiration, that the deal would end if the Clippers traded Leonard and that the payments were understood as circumventing the cap.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And in cases where credentials are compromised, attackers can operate from within, circumventing network protections entirely.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bogdan is ordered by Ventham to start digging at the back of the cemetery to begin property development, circumventing the protest at the entrance.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Starlink chip scammers might be circumventing Facebook’s fraud systems by not mentioning SpaceX or Starlink in the ad's text.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
As a result, terrorists and rogue states now have a harder time circumventing conventional financial controls.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
On December 11, the European Union approved its 15th sanctions package against the Kremlin, targeting entities within Russia and third-party nations that facilitate upgraded military and technological capabilities by circumventing restrictions.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Blank-check firms, or special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), are shell companies that raise funds through a listing with the intention of acquiring a private company and taking it public, circumventing the initial public offering process.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
And in cases where credentials are compromised, attackers can operate from within, circumventing network protections entirely.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bogdan is ordered by Ventham to start digging at the back of the cemetery to begin property development, circumventing the protest at the entrance.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Starlink chip scammers might be circumventing Facebook’s fraud systems by not mentioning SpaceX or Starlink in the ad's text.
—PC Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
By circumventing and nearly eradicating its roots, the brand was met with positive and negative responses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
As a result, terrorists and rogue states now have a harder time circumventing conventional financial controls.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
On December 11, the European Union approved its 15th sanctions package against the Kremlin, targeting entities within Russia and third-party nations that facilitate upgraded military and technological capabilities by circumventing restrictions.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Blank-check firms, or special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), are shell companies that raise funds through a listing with the intention of acquiring a private company and taking it public, circumventing the initial public offering process.
—Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumventing
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The company designs its own servers internally, bypassing OEMs and collaborating directly with manufacturers to cut costs, enhance performance, and quickly integrate the latest GPUs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island warned there was no proof of drug trafficking or imminent threat, and Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky questioned bypassing due process for a small boat traveling such a long distance.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Adam Kron, a senior attorney at the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice, said any company ignoring or avoiding regulations entirely reminds him of the fracking boom in the early 2010s, when companies moved quickly to drill, poisoning some local communities’ groundwater in the process.—
Taylor Kate Brown,
ProPublica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Build Money-Saving Habits For George Morgan-Grenville, founder of the luxury travel company Red Savannah, avoiding chaos often comes down to avoiding unnecessary fees.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Fans eagerly flipped through its pages, circling premiere dates and planning their weekly schedules around prime-time lineups.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On Day 8, Vengrinovich noticed a helicopter circling along the peak of the mountain about 4,000 meters up.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Villa have enjoyed a successful style, evading risk and playing with precision.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Phillips and his children – believed to be ages 9, 10 and 12 – had been evading police in a remote part of the country’s North Island since December 2021, triggering a manhunt that gripped the nation.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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That same sense of gravity is felt by golfers traversing the dynamic dunes.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sure, there were attacks and counterattacks and waves of soldiers traversing across No Man’s Land.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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But being cautious doesn’t mean ignoring the risks.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jeremiah has been ignoring Conrad’s texts, including a recent message wishing him a Happy Thanksgiving.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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An unforeseen contribution from Juno Juno, meanwhile, has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, collecting information on the giant planet's internal structure, magnetic field, and atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Case For Planet Y Simulations show that a world with a mass between Mercury and Earth, orbiting between 100 and 200 AU from the sun and tilted at least 10 degrees, could nudge the Kuiper Belt's plane into a tilt.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In that film, Redford plays Forrest Tucker, a real-life career criminal known for escaping from prison several times and for committing a string of audacious bank robberies well into his later years.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Earth saw a strong geomagnetic storm Sunday night, NOAA reported, reaching a G3 (on a scale of 5) due to the impact of solar winds escaping from a cooler, dense region of the Sun.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Circumventing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumventing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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