Word of the Day - Circumvent

[Jace]

Circumvent...tr.v. -vented. -venting

Def.: To surround and entrap by craft, to overcome by artful manuerving

He circumvented the possible argument.

 

[Lavinia]

Travellers circumvent the town centre by taking the rural route.

 

[Kaila]

When a person wants badly, to avoid any certain, specific topic of conversation, with their friend or family member,
then, they often use all methods of distraction and circumvention, in order to change the subject, asap!

 

[Mizmo]

She did everything to circumvent the court's decision at the custody trial.

 

[Jace]

All very good!

 

[Kaila]

She didn't want her friend to figure out that she was planning a surprise party for her,
so she repeatedly tried to circumvent her friend's questions about what she'd been doing today!

 

[Kaila]

A lawyer might, in closing statements, try to circumvent the effects of opposing evidence and testimonies.

 

[Ruthanne]

For several years now we all have been trying to circumvent our lifestyles so we don't get COVID 19.

 

[dseag2]

I tried to circumvent the system by pretending I was someone else.