1
as in to circumvent
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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2
as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip
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3
as in to avoid
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
you can bypass the graduation requirements if you do enough extra credit
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as in highway
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Recent Examples of bypass
Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
As a result, even today, much of the funding aimed at solving Africa’s challenges bypasses African organizations entirely.
—Victoria Philips, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
David Bennett, 57, could not walk and relied on an artificial lung and heart bypass machine to stay alive.
—Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Verb
No president should be able to bypass Congress and drag America into another costly and disastrous conflict.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2025
As a result, even today, much of the funding aimed at solving Africa’s challenges bypasses African organizations entirely.
—Victoria Philips, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
No cause of death has been given, though an official Facebook page for Derringer and his wife had detailed several health issues in recent months, including ankle bypass surgery (which creates a new pathway for blood to get around a blocked artery).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
David Bennett, 57, could not walk and relied on an artificial lung and heart bypass machine to stay alive.
—Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypass
Verb
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In doing so, Ford circumvented a hefty 25% tariff and only paid a 2.5% import duty.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Months later, Musk's bombastic plan to slash the bureaucracy has been blunted by a flurry of legal challenges that allege DOGE overstepped its authority, circumvented privacy laws, and disregarded protocols for shrinking the workforce.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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If another catastrophe were to occur—especially one brought on by ignoring the essential stepping stone of the moon—the backlash could be far more severe.—
Avery Padraic Kerrigan,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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Despite weeks of calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Trump has been ignored by Putin, who continues his aggression.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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The movie also acknowledges that there is a climate crisis, but tries to avoid having viewers frozen with fear.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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But Augustin pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as a hate crime, avoiding even more prison time if he had been convicted by a Queens jury on the manslaughter charge.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2025
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The Waymo robotaxis available through the Uber app will cover approximately 65 square miles around Atlanta, but will not yet travel on highways or to the airport.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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People forget this, but Duke had already won Game 1 of that Super Regional.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Creating Emotionally Safer Experiences AI is quietly reshaping CX by learning when not to personalize, strategically forgetting past interactions to avoid user fatigue or creepiness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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If your privacy practices have been less than perfect in the past—and whose have not, given the vanishingly tiny odds of evading every form of digital data collection—additional information about you from over the years is likely available from hundreds of data brokers.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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Hundreds of Iranian missiles rained down across Israel beginning Saturday night, some of them evading the country's sophisticated defense systems.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
15 June 2025
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The partnership extended off the track, too, with the German and British marques pairing up to build a stylish road car based on the legendary 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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Think of it as a creditor wanting to get into a city and there are several roads to get into that city.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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On Wednesday, Wilson’s 7-on-7 red zone reps going toward the end zone went like this: a pass breakup by Micah McFadden, an overthrow incompletion toward Wan’Dale Robinson, a Tyrone Tracy Jr. drop and a touchdown pass to Dalen Cambre after holding the ball for a long while.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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SeaWorld Orlando is offering discounts on theme park tickets, including annual passes and Fun Cards, as part of its Fourth of July sale.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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“Bypass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypass. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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