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as in circumvents
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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as in ignores
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 avoids
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 bypasses
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Building on earlier biochemical discoveries, researchers administered a CoQ10 precursor that bypasses the defective step in the energy-production pathway.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Hydropower advocates hope that the slough alterations and trapping will be enough to curb the invasion without the need for further cold-water dam bypasses.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Trump’s order bypasses that debate and directs federal agencies to examine individual chapters that analysts say already meet the legal thresholds.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The indictment, which supersedes charges filed in April, sends the case directly to trial and bypasses a preliminary hearing where both sides would normally present evidence and testimony to a judge.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Leucovorin bypasses that blockage.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
This bypasses the need for expensive local computer hardware.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
The ballot measure bypasses the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, hailed as a nonpartisan method to carve congressional districts.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
In a statement to CNN Sports, Tennis Kenya said that Abdelkader had been admitted to the tournament as a wild card – essentially a tournament invitation that bypasses the need to qualify for the main draw of a tournament or earn a place through the rankings system.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Building on earlier biochemical discoveries, researchers administered a CoQ10 precursor that bypasses the defective step in the energy-production pathway.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Hydropower advocates hope that the slough alterations and trapping will be enough to curb the invasion without the need for further cold-water dam bypasses.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Trump’s order bypasses that debate and directs federal agencies to examine individual chapters that analysts say already meet the legal thresholds.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The indictment, which supersedes charges filed in April, sends the case directly to trial and bypasses a preliminary hearing where both sides would normally present evidence and testimony to a judge.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Leucovorin bypasses that blockage.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
This bypasses the need for expensive local computer hardware.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
The ballot measure bypasses the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, hailed as a nonpartisan method to carve congressional districts.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypasses
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California’s redistricting measure temporarily circumvents the independent system previously used to draw congressional maps in an effort to combat Texas Republicans’ own redistricting move that could net the GOP up to five additional House seats in the next midterms.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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This gambit circumvents the notorious way that measurements destroy quantumness.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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In episode six, Max and Holly find the memory that Henry has been hiding from, and while Max kind of ignores it, Holly hangs back and watches how Henry is affected by having killed that man.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
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That demand ignores long-standing practice, misunderstands the Bears’ legal obligations and risks undermining one of Illinois’ most important economic assets.—
Don DeWitte,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jérôme Sans, the exhibition’s curator, positioned the Cookie Factory as a site that deliberately avoids cultural isolation.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Clarke, a junior, also was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection after totaling 30 tackles, eight passes defended and a fumble recovery in eight games.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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In 13 appearances the past two seasons, including six starts in 2025, McClain has 23 tackles, two interceptions and four passes defended.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Nobody forgets their first Dead show, and mine was in 1986 in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Jan. 2026
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How bizarre, though, to hold entertainment, one of the handful of things that make this planet bearable, in such low esteem, like an opera house that proclaims its commitment to justice but forgets to mention music.—
Jackson Arn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Experts who spoke to Flow Space are hopeful that these new approvals will provide the necessary tools to treat a disease that evades treatment by constantly mutating.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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In a milestone affecting one of the most scenic drives in the United States, Caltrans crews have finished clearing a massive landslide blocking Highway 1 in Big Sur.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Inside, there’s a plush bed, a cushioned chair, and an open wardrobe stocked with robes—essential for cooling down during the oppressive afternoon heat between game drives.—
Nicholas DeRenzo,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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The first half of Tarantino’s epic action-movie mixtape Kill Bill is both ultra-stylish and ultra-violent, qualities that blend to create a kinetic blur of flashing blades and spurting arteries.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bypasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypasses. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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