bypassed

past tense of bypass
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Recent Examples of bypassed The practice bypassed all AI disclaimers and audit trails. Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025 In Georgia, some local union workers said they had been unfairly bypassed for work in the battery plant. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025 How the suspect bypassed these requirements remains under investigation, WBLAHS said. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Seven seconds, seven touches, 70 yards, five opposition players bypassed. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 The former Barcelona man was never the quickest, and, at age 37, he can sometimes be bypassed a bit too easily in transition. Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 These players bypassed college as 18- and 19-year-olds but who in their 20s or 30s eye NIL and revenue share opportunities in college sports. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Splitit said this solution keeps issuers in the transaction flow and adds value for banks bypassed by most buy-now, pay-later services. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025 When Payzant left San Diego Unified in 1993 to become an assistant secretary in the fledgling Clinton administration’s Department of Education, the school board bypassed a national search and quickly appointed Pendleton his successor. Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassed
Verb
  • The man reportedly circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The league could void the Clippers-Leonard contract and order the forfeiture of first-round picks, a penalty experienced by the Minnesota Timberwolves when they were found to have circumvented the cap to sign Joe Smith.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The complaint alleges that BNY ignored warning signs, especially after Epstein’s crimes became known.
    Chase Jordan October 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When things get fuzzy about what a child’s needs actually are, or parents feel they are being ignored, OSEP can help parents learn what their options are, and then can even become involved and serve as an arbitrator to figure out the best course of action.
    Joshua Cowen, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With Tennessee Governor Bill Lee backing the deployment—and faith leaders emphasizing dialogue, restraint, and local input—the city has so far avoided the violent clashes that marked other National Guard operations.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Aspirin should be avoided in children and teens due to the risk of Reye’s syndrome, a rare but serious condition linked to viral infections.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • American businesses would pay 22% of the costs, foreign exporters would absorb 18% and 5% would be evaded, according to the Goldman Sachs analysis.
    Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The issue here, contrary to the Administration’s framing, is not that these individuals had previously evaded accountability for allegedly criminal activity.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Bypassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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