getting around

verb

present participle of get around
1
as in overcoming
to achieve a victory over somehow, an inexperienced lawyer managed to get around the media giant's stable of high-priced legal eagles

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2
as in circumventing
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness somehow she managed to get around the rules for paying the sales tax on a car bought out of state

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3
as in spreading
to become known word of the discovery of gold quickly got around

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4
as in avoiding
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery their lawyer has spent months trying to get around certain restrictions in the contract

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Recent Examples of getting around Currently, getting around requires a buggy, but bicycles for each villa will be arriving soon. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 There’s no getting around the fact that friends of weed often become friends of incivility, then crime. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 No getting around pitching problem Around midseason, Colorado seemed poised to avoid becoming only the fifth MLB franchise to lose 100-plus games four years in a row. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026 Aaron Turpen / New Atlas For those in the back seat, well, there’s no getting around the tininess of the EX30. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Some took to social media to post images of barricaded roads and ask for advice about getting around. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 For now, however, the focus for students is simply getting around campus. — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting around
  1. overcoming
  2. circumventing
  3. spreading
  4. avoiding
  5. defeating
  6. bypassing
  7. circulating
  8. evading
Verb
  • Others discussed overcoming the initial awkwardness of the work and finding satisfaction in helping doctors become more competent and compassionate.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • These productions focused on accessibility, particularly for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences, rather than overcoming language barriers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcoming
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  • Following the Civil War and Reconstruction, prisons were a way of circumventing the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The then-head of the bank also was arrested for allegedly circumventing procedures in releasing the money to the charity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of circumventing
Verb
  • Demonstrations over corruption and a lack ​of jobs have begun spreading throughout Albania.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • On top of these lawsuits, social media platforms are facing a loss of business as bans for minors are accelerating and spreading worldwide.
    — Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of spreading
Verb
  • In these situations, withdrawing into a literal or symbolic dark room—avoiding sources of stress and going to a safe place—can be adaptive in the short term.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Preserve local input while avoiding a patchwork of regulations, ensuring communities are protected and industry provides sufficient justification and incentives.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoiding
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  • Republican Bo French, who previously chaired the Tarrant County GOP, faces Democrat Jon Rosenthal after defeating incumbent Jim Wright in a May Republican primary runoff for the state agency that regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There’s nothing more important than defeating his pathetic opponent, Mike Collins.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeating
Verb
  • The latest filings suggest that freeze is thawing — though much money is still bypassing the Democratic National Committee.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Mercedes promoted Antonelli directly to the FIA Formula 2 Championship (bypassing Formula 3) with Prema Racing for the 2024 season.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bypassing
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  • Hours later, a neighbor showed him a disturbing video circulating online of a dog that had been hanged in a Lynwood alley less than a mile from Reyes’ home.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The game is only available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, but some scammers have been circulating fake PC versions to drain cryptocurrency wallets or trick users into downloading malware.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of circulating
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  • The new Marvel series will see the hero grapple with his identity and humanity while evading a bounty hunter and reuniting with his son.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The suspects were booked into the Fort Worth City Jail and face charges of burglary of a building, evading arrest or detention, and criminal mischief, according to police records.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
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