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as in bypasses
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 avoids
to avoid by going around
circumvented the traffic jam by taking an alternate route
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as in traverses
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 circumvents
Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Emma Ross-Thomas, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
The suit said the scheme circumvents FDA regulations that generally prohibit importation of unapproved medications from overseas.
—Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli,scott Zamost, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Many of the mistakes or inconsistencies that happen in garment manufacturing stem from human error, which CreateMe circumvents.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use.
—Alan Cullison, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
In Fraenkel’s account, an authoritarian system can preserve a normative state—courts, procedures, legality—while simultaneously constructing a prerogative state that overrides or circumvents those constraints in the name of necessity, emergency, or national survival.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Public universities oppose bill Both the UC and Cal State say the latest bill circumvents the 2021 law that allows community colleges to develop bachelor’s programs annually as long as the degrees do not duplicate existing programs at the two university systems.
—Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Emma Ross-Thomas, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
The suit said the scheme circumvents FDA regulations that generally prohibit importation of unapproved medications from overseas.
—Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli,scott Zamost, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Many of the mistakes or inconsistencies that happen in garment manufacturing stem from human error, which CreateMe circumvents.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use.
—Alan Cullison, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
In Fraenkel’s account, an authoritarian system can preserve a normative state—courts, procedures, legality—while simultaneously constructing a prerogative state that overrides or circumvents those constraints in the name of necessity, emergency, or national survival.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Public universities oppose bill Both the UC and Cal State say the latest bill circumvents the 2021 law that allows community colleges to develop bachelor’s programs annually as long as the degrees do not duplicate existing programs at the two university systems.
—Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumvents
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The mother allegedly also asked for hospice services and total parenteral nutrition, which is delivered intravenously and bypasses the digestive system.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The move follows earlier efforts to block updates to similar tools, which let non-developers create and modify apps using AI, and reflects Apple’s growing concern that such platforms could flood the App Store with low-quality or dynamically changing software that bypasses its review process.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The process avoids the long turnaround times seen in conventional microbiological analysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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While the family largely avoids the spotlight, Sam’s daughter, Alice Walton, and two of his son Jim’s children, Tom and Steuart Walton, remain active and public-facing in Arkansas.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The june bug traverses the flagstones lit through the glass door.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those residents might also like to see the name of Indian Creek, another rill which traverses the county, given a new designation.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The space station circles our planet at an altitude referred to as low-Earth orbit, which is closer to Earth's atmosphere and allows the outpost to move more quickly around Earth than objects further out in space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Editing compounds that issue, and not even a familiar and fun soundtrack can distract from a narrative that endlessly circles the same jokes and conflicts without properly deepening them.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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Today’s anything-goes, zero-sum war for attention ignores the lessons learned in the Golden Age of advertising in the 1960s, when brands were sold with thoughtful, artistic, wise and playful takes on the human condition.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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His inept Cabinet ignores, and actually encourages, his very weird and embarrassing meandering.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The polar jet stream is a ribbon of air that encircles the Northern Hemisphere at high altitudes and determines atmospheric pressure patterns.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Instead, a bright ring of sunlight encircles the moon's silhouette, often called a 'ring of fire'.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her grim discovery ensures Toya will meet the same fate, and in the last episode, as the murderer escapes through the window, Hole discovers the killer’s final victim in the bathroom, tied by her neck to the shower.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the best Iceland Airbnbs, nature is the number one amenity, but city escapes offer plenty of perks too.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Circumvents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumvents. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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