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circumvent
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
“He dodged the issue”
verb
beat through cleverness and wit
“I beat the traffic”
verb
surround so as to force to give up
“The Turks besieged Vienna”
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He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
The Turks besieged Vienna
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