as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?
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Recent Examples of shortcut
Terrence O’Brien, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
What better shortcut than an oh-so-convenient makeup set?
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 25 Sep. 2024
PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
Suits can cost thousands in materials alone, and to the real ones, no shortcuts are allowed.
—Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Courtesy of Terrence O'Brien iA Writer has dark mode and shortcut integration for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.
—Terrence O’Brien, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
What better shortcut than an oh-so-convenient makeup set?
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
The Dell Rugged Control Center also provides specialized system settings, such as night mode and user-programmable shortcuts, including essential screen-edge menus if the laptop is dashboard-mounted.
—PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
Suits can cost thousands in materials alone, and to the real ones, no shortcuts are allowed.
—Harriet Shepherd, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcut
Verb
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The comedians who most adeptly circumvent this problem seem to be the ones who collaborate actively with their partners.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
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Last week, the Daily News reported Daughtry, who lives on Long Island, was granted a waiver to circumvent the New York City residency requirement that comes with a deputy mayor post.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Waivers or payment plans can sometimes be arranged to avoid a complete cutoff of benefits.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The administration is threatening to expand this funding cutoff, investigating over 60 universities and colleges on suspicion of tolerating or encouraging antisemitism.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The major criticism was that the policy fails to go far enough or establish clear barriers to protect women's athletes in the college ranks and that the policy allegedly allows trans athletes to bypass the restriction by changing the gender on their birth certificate.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, the deal allowed Ukraine to export grain by sea, with ships bypassing a Russian blockade of the country’s Black Sea ports and navigating safe passage through the waterway to Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait in order to reach global markets.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Volunteers — friends, family and other runners — support us along the route.—
George B. Sánchez-Tello,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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People were ordered to evacuate on foot along a single route to the Mawasi area.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Soundproofing your apartment and crate-training your pup will help your dog bark less and avoid complaints from angry neighbors.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The quick turnaround with results can also help avoid patients being administered incorrect antibiotics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The back-bone contusion that prematurely ended his 2024-25 campaign after 30 games stemmed from a fall during a Mar. 19 road win vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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There is a road closure on Walnut Street between East 18th Street and I-670 East.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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DeAngelo evaded prosecution for years while committing a string of murders and rapes across the Golden State between 1974 and 1986, including two murders and nine kidnappings in Sacramento County alone.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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However, Boasberg says the department evaded its obligations.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Whoever first hawked the product on the streets of the Windy City, only Rueckheim was able to turn it into an American institution.—
Teddy Brokaw,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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As part of the sale, KB Home agreed to name streets after several of the farming families that occupied the space.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Shortcut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcut. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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