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present tense third-person singular of bypass
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to avoid by going around
- we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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2
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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- disdains,
- pooh-poohs
- (also poohs),
- scorns
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3
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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bypasses
noun
plural of bypass
Synonyms of bypasses (Entry 2 of 2)
as in roads, highways
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bypasses
- arteries,
- boulevards,
- drives,
- expressways,
- freeways,
- high roads,
- highways,
- passageways,
- passes,
- pike
- (or pikes),
- roads,
- roadways,
- routeways
- [chiefly British],
- rows,
- streets,
- thoroughfares,
- turnpikes
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“Bypasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypasses. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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