circumvent
verb (used with object)
to go around or bypass.
has circumvented
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present perfectof circumvent (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The male “feminist,” as a figure of wish fulfillment in the search for a better world, has circumvented the natural skepticism people might otherwise have about public figures.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2025
Throughout his presidency, Biden has circumvented speaking directly with the crown prince, choosing instead to hold calls with King Salman, the prince’s 86-year-old father.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Today this requirement is performed through peer review—a process Wolfram’s critics say he has circumvented with his announcement.
From Scientific American ● May 6, 2020
But, as in other arenas, when the president has used the clemency power he has circumvented the norms and procedures that in the past have governed it.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2020
Since then he has circumvented nature four times, making it possible for three men and one woman to become parents.
From The Goat-gland Transplantation As Originated and Successfully Performed by J. R. Brinkley, M. D., of Milford, Kansas, U. S. A., in Over 600 Operations Upon Men and Women by Sydney Blanshard Flower
