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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
As the only Eastern Conference team not to make a move at the deadline, the Heat bypassed that opportunity to address what likely will be two available roster vacancies the balance of the season.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The Dolphins ultimately bypassed the chance to draft All Pro receivers JaMarr Chase and Justin Jefferson several years ago.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
The collaboration would give Xiaomi — which Washington believes has ties to the Chinese military — a beachhead in the US, allowing restrictions to be bypassed, the Financial Times reported.
—semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Even security tokens designed to limit access could be bypassed entirely.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Boise bypassed the law in May 2025 by making the Pride flag and an organ donor flag official city flags.
—Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
Last May, a Waymo bypassed the barricades during a Streets Alive event and drove into the pedestrian-only area.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Fiona Marshall, president of biomedical research at Novartis, suggested that while AI could eventually shave five years off the average discovery timeline, human safety trials cannot be algorithmically bypassed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
One of Garza's attorneys, Bill Aleshire, has previously said Garza did not withhold information about the warehouses or receive payments for developments that bypassed council approval.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The Dolphins ultimately bypassed the chance to draft All Pro receivers JaMarr Chase and Justin Jefferson several years ago.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
The collaboration would give Xiaomi — which Washington believes has ties to the Chinese military — a beachhead in the US, allowing restrictions to be bypassed, the Financial Times reported.
—semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Even security tokens designed to limit access could be bypassed entirely.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Boise bypassed the law in May 2025 by making the Pride flag and an organ donor flag official city flags.
—Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
Last May, a Waymo bypassed the barricades during a Streets Alive event and drove into the pedestrian-only area.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Fiona Marshall, president of biomedical research at Novartis, suggested that while AI could eventually shave five years off the average discovery timeline, human safety trials cannot be algorithmically bypassed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
One of Garza's attorneys, Bill Aleshire, has previously said Garza did not withhold information about the warehouses or receive payments for developments that bypassed council approval.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassed
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Others, though, believed his snub was tied to his no-show endorsement deal with Aspiration, a green banking firm, and whether the payments circumvented salary cap rules.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to family lore, Henry had somehow circumvented the state’s strict law against educating the enslaved and become literate.—
Eugene Robinson,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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Though panned by critics and ignored by the public, the movie shows the struggles of a boy born on Mars to one of the first colonists.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Cuban government has ignored urgent warnings from doctors and political analysts about the dire situation.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated February 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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When pressed, the executives either denied or avoided talking about using the most advanced technology to reject authorization requests or toss out claims.—
Darius Tahir,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The answer is tens, and in some cases hundreds of billions of pounds of carbon pollution avoided each year.—
Aya Diab,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The series reveals how the Russian government evaded facts and truth.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Surprisingly, among the more than 1,000 recipes published in the past 25 years of columns and cookbooks, a true, crisp and delicious almond cookie recipe had evaded me until now.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Bypassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassed. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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