circumvent
verb (used with object)
to go around or bypass.
had been circumventing
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past perfect progressiveof circumvent.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Britain on Monday dismissed accusations that its security agencies had been circumventing British law by using Prism.
From Reuters ● Jun. 11, 2013
