1
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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2
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
Additionally, many homeowners simply don't get around to arranging for a time for a pipe inspection to be performed, at which time the samples will be collected.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting gets around $500 million a year from the federal government, which is about 15% of its operating budget.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Just as local transit has begun to attract more riders — including higher-income riders who aren’t dependent on transit to get around — the transit system is facing a budget crisis that threatens that progress.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Eventually, Legends gets around to the final showdown between Li and Conor, which takes place atop a skyscraper in midtown Manhattan, and the outcome is never in doubt.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 May 2025
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting gets around $500 million a year from the federal government, which is about 15% of its operating budget.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Just as local transit has begun to attract more riders — including higher-income riders who aren’t dependent on transit to get around — the transit system is facing a budget crisis that threatens that progress.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Eventually, Legends gets around to the final showdown between Li and Conor, which takes place atop a skyscraper in midtown Manhattan, and the outcome is never in doubt.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get around
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But your brain might still seek patterns to overcome.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Yet soon one is overcome by Charles Laughton’s creepy, convincing portrayal of Captain Bligh’s sadomasochism: most of the first fifteen minutes is taken up with floggings and other shipboard disciplining of half-naked men, shown in detail while Laughton looks on with long-lipped lasciviousness.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Hidden in large container units with retractable roofs, the drones were designed to circumvent Russia’s sophisticated air defenses.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 June 2025
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After an April report indicated that MSC’s founding Aponte family had considered separating the Panama ports from the deal altogether, the regulator publicly warned CK Hutchison against a split as a means to circumvent antitrust review.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
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Others will spread into a shrub-like habit unless pruned.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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In Los Angeles, sudden sweeps of day laborers in Home Depot parking lots and workers at car washes and in the garment industry ignited protests that have spread to cities across the country.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Snow cowered in the back, avoiding eye contact when Kiersten tried reaching her hand out.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Working through the rotation The Cardinals seem to have avoided anything serious with Matthew Liberatore, who was pulled from the nightcap in the top of the fifth due to fatigue after his fastball velocity dropped to 89 miles per hour.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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His reign ended as another American emerged, Francis Ouimet, a mild-mannered amateur who defeated Vardon and Ted Ray in a playoff.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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That’s supposed to keep immigrant families safe and defeat Trump?—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Massey has evaded hundreds of authorities in a multistate manhunt.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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The last few months have borne witness to AI systems learning to mislead, cheat, and try to evade shutdown—even resorting to blackmail.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Videos circulating on social media showed masked officers shoving Huerta to the ground before handcuffing him, drawing condemnation from politicians ranging from Gov. Gavin Newsom to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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However, these vaccines target an older strain of H5N1 and their efficacy against the virus circulating now is unknown.—
Amy Maxmen,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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The individual then escaped, believed to have escaped outside the back of the house.—
Mandy Taheri
Peter Aitken
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Heat escapes its atmosphere so quickly that, were one to stand at its equator at noon with skin exposed — not a great idea!—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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