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as in circumvented
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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as in ignored
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 avoided
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 bypassed
Roy’s was a popular stop on the cross-country journey until the early 1970s when Interstate-40 opened and travelers bypassed Amboy.
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Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
The protections built up over decades of securities law were bypassed not by a legal challenge but by a product release.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
During the cool water releases in 2024, nearly 900,000 acre-feet of water bypassed the generators, costing $19 million in replacement energy costs, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 27 May 2026
During the cool water releases in 2024, nearly 900,000 acre-feet of water bypassed the generators, costing $19 million in replacement energy costs, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
In some cases, hatcheries have bypassed overheated rivers and trucked fish to the ocean, releasing them directly into San Francisco Bay.
—Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Zendejas was bypassed for the March roster after a knee injury last fall.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
But more than half the town’s population—roughly 5,900 people—bypassed variolation and fell sick.
—Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
This is where Angel Delgadillo fought to save his hometown after I-40 bypassed it.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
The protections built up over decades of securities law were bypassed not by a legal challenge but by a product release.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
During the cool water releases in 2024, nearly 900,000 acre-feet of water bypassed the generators, costing $19 million in replacement energy costs, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
—Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 27 May 2026
During the cool water releases in 2024, nearly 900,000 acre-feet of water bypassed the generators, costing $19 million in replacement energy costs, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
In some cases, hatcheries have bypassed overheated rivers and trucked fish to the ocean, releasing them directly into San Francisco Bay.
—Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Zendejas was bypassed for the March roster after a knee injury last fall.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
But more than half the town’s population—roughly 5,900 people—bypassed variolation and fell sick.
—Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
This is where Angel Delgadillo fought to save his hometown after I-40 bypassed it.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassed
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Torre’s team, and later The Athletic, dug into the connections between Aspiration and Clippers’ billionaire owner Steve Ballmer, who had invested $60 million in the company, and the NBA announced an investigation to determine whether Ballmer and the Clippers circumvented salary cap rules.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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While communication between candidate campaigns and independent committees is forbidden, these rules are commonly circumvented using legal but obvious methods.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Leah Sylvis said Maluchnik ignored many of her emails about the need to have a discussion district having too few school psychologists.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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What those changes are — and who should bear the brunt of them — is a complicated and largely ignored debate happening right now.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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As the family entered the intersection, Erickson drove by them and avoided a collision.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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With roughly 55% of the vote counted by early Wednesday, Gallagher avoided a runoff and secured the seat in the heavily Republican 1st Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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Johnson evaded questions Friday afternoon from reporters who tried to talk to him about the Bears situation at an event at the Chicago Cultural Center honoring the city’s Puerto Rican community.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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Earlier this month, Swift's long-time collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff carefully evaded questions about his attendance.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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“Bypassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassed. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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