Circumvent
Circumvent verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.
Stop and circumvent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Circumvent".
Nearby Words: circumvention, circumventing
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Circumvent and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Circumvent" instead a verb "Stop".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It is possible to circumvent the bug with some trickery by pausing the game just as the pushback wall moves two spaces; if done correctly it should stop.
Source: Video Game / Wolfenstein 3D -
When DIO uses The World to stop time and circumvent Kakyoin's 20-Meter Emerald Splash trap, he has The World punch a hole through his torso, then casually comments on how, as a result of time having stopped, he didn't realize yet that he was dead.
Source: You Are Already Dead -
Divine Intervention: Whenever someone is discovered trying to circumvent fate or deceive time itself, Satinav will personally stop them from doing so by painfully "ripping them to pieces" and removing their souls from existence.
Source: Video Game / Memoria
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