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Definition of Circumvents
1. circumvent [v] - See also: circumvent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumvents
Literary usage of Circumvents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scandinavian Adventures: During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years by Llewelyn Lloyd (1854)
"... CATCHES SEA FOWL—BEGUILES DUCKS—CHEATS THE FISHERMAN Circumvents RATS—LAUGHS
AT THE SOW—FEEDS AT THE ENEMY'S EXPENSE—TAKES HIS REVENGE—TURNS PAINTER. ..."
2. Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster, Historical and by Emma Roberts (1827)
"... Fear for her Son—Edward circumvents the Projects of the Lancastrians —Error
in the Position of the Lancastrian Army—The Eve of the Battle—Margaret's ..."
3. The dog Crusoe and his master by Robert Michael Ballantyne (1861)
"Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the wolves—A bear- hunt, In
which Henri shines conspicuous—Joe and the "Natter-list"— An alarm—A surprise ..."
4. Origin, Rise, and Progress of Mormonism: Biography of Its Founders and by Pomeroy Tucker (1867)
"... of Young—He circumvents the Enemy—Clandestine Mormonism—Missionary Success—Statistics
of the ..."
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