circumvent
verb (used with object)
to go around or bypass.
is circumventing
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present progressiveof circumvent (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It’s the latest example of how companies are finding innovative ways to compensate stars and athletes whose power to sell and market products, particularly via social media, is circumventing traditional advertising.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
Treasury Undersecretary Brian Nelson and other officials used meetings in recent weeks to highlight how they believe Russia is circumventing sanctions to acquire electronic components, optics and other equipment.
From Reuters ● May 11, 2023
Commerce has until late August to issue a preliminary decision on whether China is circumventing a U.S. import tax, a timeline that Ms. Raimondo said the department will try to expedite.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2022
His website is circumventing Russian censorship through a mix of clever computing and people power.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2022
They will sponsor doctors to live “abroad for studies being done there. It is circumventing the entire marketing process. It’s another way of taking the doctor into the loop.”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2019
