bypass 1 of 2

verb

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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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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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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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bypass

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noun

as in pass

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“Bypass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypass. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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