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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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noun

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Recent Examples of bypass
Verb
Her dad is doing better post-quintuple bypass surgery, and her mom is recovering from knee replacement surgery. Bryan West, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025 In time, that bypass becomes the default. David James, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The last time a president bypassed a state’s governor in sending the National Guard to quell civil unrest was in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025 Mendez bypassed the plaintiffs’ contention that the measure unconstitutionally abridged free speech rights. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bypass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypass
Verb
  • When the system’s rigged against you, try to undermine it or circumvent it.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In response, Russia pivoted towards eastward to China again, signing the Power of Siberia Pipeline, and then accelerating the development of payment systems like Mir and System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) to circumvent Western financial systems.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, sometimes the heat is impossible to ignore — evident in the small sweat stains on Dinkel’s blue collared shirt.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Carrie Severino, president of the conservative advocacy group Judicial Crisis Network, previously told the Washington Examiner that the justices have made recent orders more explicit and clear as lower court judges have ignored the Supreme Court’s previous orders on its emergency docket.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Refrain from entering water that may have electricity in it and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The two head down the highway, sitting side-by-side in Muñeco’s massive 18-wheeler.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keep Your Floors, Counters, and Appliances Clean Lastly, don’t forget to keep your floors and counters as clean as possible.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
  • New York Fashion Week delivers the style inspo on and off the runway while the Emmys bring the red carpet glam, and don’t forget, Taylor Swift is back in the stands serving stadium couture with a blinding new accessory.
    Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The discovery adds a new dimension to understanding cancer and therapy resistance, where cells often evade treatment by shifting states.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But Moscow has found ways to evade these.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, other corporations have been down a similarly troubled road in recent years.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Bobcats went on the road Thursday night and struggled in the second half in a 38-21 loss against Lewisville at Max Goldsmith Stadium.
    Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Hawks run an up-tempo offense featuring a heavy dose of run-pass option s(RPOs).
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That drug is known to metabolize into the identical psych profile an anabolic steroid will produce … Not making excuses or asking for a pass, just putting it out there as a detail that may have been confused with a laundry list of other potential suspects.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Bypass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypass. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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