circumvent
verb (used with object)
to go around or bypass.
have circumvented
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present perfectof circumvent.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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By offering federally regulated event contracts, prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have circumvented the state regulations and tax issues to effectively offer sports betting nationwide.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
Collectives have circumvented those rules with zip code clauses, according to Florida-based attorney Darren Heitner, who works with the Gator Collective.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
But some have circumvented censorship today by making croaking sounds to leave messages about the former leader.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2022
That agreement was nullified when the Braves were found to have circumvented league rules in how they doled out bonuses to teenage prospects, including by bundling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2017
You have circumvented and entrapped me, Master Hooker.
From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Walter Savage Landor
