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as in circumvents
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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2
as in ignores
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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as in avoids
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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Recent Examples of bypasses
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Republican leaders resorted to using the special reconciliation process, which bypasses the threat of Democrats blocking the bill in the Senate, to fund those agencies while the Senate also passed a bipartisan bill to fund the rest of DHS.
—By Emily Brooks, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
Levine Cava said the Kelly Tractor project destroys too many wetlands and bypasses county rules on approving development proposed outside Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Bagenstos, now a law and public policy professor at the University of Michigan, sees a different threat as the White House bypasses Congress on funding in all sorts of ways.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
With Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House, future funding for immigration enforcement could be approved along party lines through reconciliation, which bypasses the Senate filibuster.
—Nik Popli, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
The mother allegedly also asked for hospice services and total parenteral nutrition, which is delivered intravenously and bypasses the digestive system.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The move follows earlier efforts to block updates to similar tools, which let non-developers create and modify apps using AI, and reflects Apple’s growing concern that such platforms could flood the App Store with low-quality or dynamically changing software that bypasses its review process.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Saudi Aramco manages a pipeline network that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz to deliver oil to the Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Impulsive action bypasses deliberation, ignores consequences and risks entangling our nation in conflicts without an exit strategy.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Republican leaders resorted to using the special reconciliation process, which bypasses the threat of Democrats blocking the bill in the Senate, to fund those agencies while the Senate also passed a bipartisan bill to fund the rest of DHS.
—By Emily Brooks, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
Levine Cava said the Kelly Tractor project destroys too many wetlands and bypasses county rules on approving development proposed outside Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Bagenstos, now a law and public policy professor at the University of Michigan, sees a different threat as the White House bypasses Congress on funding in all sorts of ways.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
With Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House, future funding for immigration enforcement could be approved along party lines through reconciliation, which bypasses the Senate filibuster.
—Nik Popli, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
The mother allegedly also asked for hospice services and total parenteral nutrition, which is delivered intravenously and bypasses the digestive system.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The move follows earlier efforts to block updates to similar tools, which let non-developers create and modify apps using AI, and reflects Apple’s growing concern that such platforms could flood the App Store with low-quality or dynamically changing software that bypasses its review process.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Saudi Aramco manages a pipeline network that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz to deliver oil to the Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypasses
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This funneling of men outside of the traditional health system circumvents the important step of appropriate medical workups.—
Denise Asafu-Adjei,
STAT,
13 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.—
Emma Ross-Thomas,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There is an attitude among many in the legislature that children under five belong at home with mom, which ignores the economic reality facing Idaho families.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
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Far too often, housing analysis ignores job creation.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Too often, political coverage avoids difficult questions entirely or allows politicians to speak in vague generalities without scrutiny.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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This is fast to build, easy to demo and avoids the genuinely hard work of designing the conversation.—
Pete Hanlon,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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That is Romeo Lavia’s best quality in midfield, while Moises Caicedo, Andrey Santos and Enzo Fernandez can all see and play vertical passes into the final third — though the latter may well be better utilised as one of the No 10s.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Seminole Ridge junior quarterback Aubrey Fogel had 275 passing yards and four touchdown passes to lift the Hawks.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But what if the goalie forgets to do that or doesn’t keep an eye on the clock?—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Verb
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At one point, Griffin appears to lunge at Manetta, who evades him by ducking behind a column on the platform.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Mr Cobra evades most classification from there, blending free jazz, musique concrète, ’00s pop, house, industrial techno, and air horns, interlaced with dialogue snipped from Korean folk operas and experimental films.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Visitors can explore the park via three scenic drives, 75 miles of hiking trails, and a 19-mile bike loop.—
Alexiah Syrai Olsen,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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The Peaks of Otter—Sharp Top, Flat Top, and Harkening Hill—served as a natural playground of sorts, one with plentiful hiking trails, and my parents regularly took my sister and me for drives along the Blue Ridge Parkway.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
Noun
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And the organ sits close to central veins and arteries.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Although much smaller than the one in Broward, the South Miami-Dade fire affected traffic going in and out of the Keys on Sunday, with officials closing Card Sound Road, one of the two arteries accessing the island chain from Sunday evening into early Monday morning.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bypasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypasses. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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