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Examples of circumvent
circumvent
Anticipating what might occur could help you circumvent an abrasive development.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Movies that circumvent the MPAA's rating system typically offer extreme content.
From the sfgate.com
Some users have criticised the phishing filter for being too easy to circumvent.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ensco claims Salazar issued the second moratorium to circumvent Feldman's order.
From the thenewstribune.com
If it can't circumvent itself, but circumvention really is necessary, then what?
From the economist.com
Romans preferred to engineer solutions to obstacles rather than circumvent them.
From the en.wikipedia.org
People can usually go online and circumvent the hard sell to do their own sums.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The Turks have dropped their attempt to circumvent the West's approach to Iran.
From the economist.com
More sophisticated systems are available, which are more difficult to circumvent.
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- Besiege: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
- Outwit: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
- Hedge: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
- To avoid or get around something; to bypass; to surround or besiege; to outwit or outsmart
- The opening in the front of boxer shorts.
- To avoid, bypass or get around by artful maneuvering. For example, after disclosing an invention, a person or company knowledgeable in the law (or one that chooses to ignore the law) moves forward with the invention without the inventor.
