bypasses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bypass
1
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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3
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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bypasses

2 of 2

noun

plural of bypass
as in passes

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Recent Examples of bypasses
Verb
This demonstration project uniquely bypasses Medicare's statutory ban on obesity drug coverage, operating outside the standard Part D structure with a flat $50 monthly co-pay for beneficiaries. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The United Arab Emirates has a similar pipeline that bypasses the strait, and whose volume will also likely need to double. — Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 And though at least some Heat interest in DeRozan would be expected if James bypasses the Heat, Miami as of Monday had made no assurances to DeRozan and hasn’t told him if he will be pursued if James doesn’t join Miami, according to a source. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Medical professionals emphasize that while hormone therapy can be beneficial for men with legitimate medical deficiencies, using testosterone as a shortcut for muscle growth bypasses essential metabolic and biological safeguards. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Hoffman bypasses the typically shallow nature of playing real people to offer something deeper and truer about how the story of In Cold Blood changed Capote’s life. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Abu Dhabi has sent tankers through the strait with their transponders turned off to evade Iranian surveillance, and used a pipeline to Fujairah that bypasses the chokepoint. — Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 When deleting this temp file, EncryptPro bypasses the Recycle Bin but doesn’t apply secure deletion, so it could theoretically be recovered with forensic software. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 Clinics lean on the absorption argument, that the IV route bypasses the gut, to justify both the format and the price. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypasses
  1. circumvents
  2. ignores
  3. avoids
  4. passes
  5. forgets
  6. evades
  7. drives
  8. arteries
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  • Additionally, because the $50 co-payment circumvents Part D, the amount doesn’t count toward a beneficiary’s annual deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The exhibit mostly circumvents contextualizing the architectural details of the office, and rather aims to explicate the man who worked within it.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Definition of circumvents
Verb
  • So while the film, on one hand, ignores the political perspective of its victims — including Khalra — its wide-spanning rebuttal to government overreach becomes more palatable to mass audiences in the process.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of ignores
Verb
  • Jones hopes the study finds improvements to the current system Charlotte Water works under, and that the state avoids overinvesting into industries that take up a lot of water such as data centers.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • Assigning responsibility for each bill upfront avoids awkward money moments later.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of avoids
Noun
  • Situations like these, which help create transition-like moments with quick passes, would suit Diomande, as well as Vinicius Jr and Mbappe, who have the pace and skill to get in behind.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Whenever the visiting side tried to get something going, KC disrupted the attack and pulled the defense apart with quick passes in possession and transition.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of passes
Verb
  • The colleague who recalls the exact figure from a report read months ago, or the friend who never forgets a name out of habit— both register as sharp, and everyone else registers as scattered.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Candace Owens, who often forgets that misogyny applies to her, too, chimed in on their behalf.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Definition of forgets
Verb
  • This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of evades
Noun
  • In his email, Berney suggested that the thieves were probably just selling the drives for scrap.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • How to give The Red Cross offers a map of blood drives by zip code.
    — Eva Flowe July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of drives
Noun
  • One is a coronary artery calcium scan, a specialized CT scan that looks for calcified plaque in the arteries supplying the heart.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The first trial included adults with heart disease caused by plaque buildup in the arteries or those at high risk for it.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 24 July 2026
Definition of arteries

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