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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
The Biden-era legislation was enacted after various American businesses had complaints over being bypassed for service by carriers, or being charged excessive late fees throughout the heavy supply chain bottlenecks throughout 2021 and 2022.
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Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Trump has bypassed Congress’s constitutional role in the assessment of tariffs, budgeting and declaring war.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
But one of the world’s biggest industries has largely bypassed the software revolution, and still runs, to a remarkable extent, on human know-how.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
And United — in terms of their midfielders getting bypassed easily — were even worse in the second half than Liverpool were in the first.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Fuller bypassed college to sign with Angel City ahead of the 2024 season.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 1 May 2026
The Heat bypassed an Herro contract-extension window in October, after the seventh-year guard underwent surgery on his left ankle in September, a procedure that sidelined the former All-Star for the first 17 games of the season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Digital rights management is similarly criticized for giving rights holders too much power to control information by creating digital locks that cannot legally be bypassed.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Following North Korea’s invasion of the South in June 1950, Truman bypassed Congress, making his case for war to the United Nations Security Council.
—Robert Haswell, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Trump has bypassed Congress’s constitutional role in the assessment of tariffs, budgeting and declaring war.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
But one of the world’s biggest industries has largely bypassed the software revolution, and still runs, to a remarkable extent, on human know-how.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
And United — in terms of their midfielders getting bypassed easily — were even worse in the second half than Liverpool were in the first.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Fuller bypassed college to sign with Angel City ahead of the 2024 season.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 1 May 2026
The Heat bypassed an Herro contract-extension window in October, after the seventh-year guard underwent surgery on his left ankle in September, a procedure that sidelined the former All-Star for the first 17 games of the season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Digital rights management is similarly criticized for giving rights holders too much power to control information by creating digital locks that cannot legally be bypassed.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
Following North Korea’s invasion of the South in June 1950, Truman bypassed Congress, making his case for war to the United Nations Security Council.
—Robert Haswell, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassed
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But the latest administrative checks, amid intensifying scrutiny, come after Italian media revealed internal emails that were framed as evidence that the Biennale organizers had circumvented sanctions against Russia to facilitate Russia’s participation.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Search and rescue team members circumvented the gate by riding a dirt bike and were able to locate the injured man, officials said.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Despite wooden signs prohibiting people reserving sun loungers with towels and then leaving them, the father-of-two said guests routinely ignored the warning.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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To some, the data centers are an inevitable part of our future and an economic opportunity that can’t be ignored as the global AI race accelerates.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Catalan-Torreblanca had previously avoided the database because his only prior criminal history was a misdemeanor DUI arrest, which does not require a DNA swab, according to authorities.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The Supreme Court announcing the VRA decision closer to the end of its term next month could have avoided this 11th-hour frenzy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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While testing the model, Anthropic discovered decades-old software flaws and bugs that had evaded millions of previous attempts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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After Noah Cates won the faceoff back to Cam York, York moved the puck to Michkov, who evaded Penguins center Ben Kindel and sent the puck back to York for the series-winner.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Bypassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassed. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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