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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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Garcia’s finest new dishes underscore his talent for complexity that bypasses showiness.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Scent bypasses your logical brain, hitting emotions and memory directly.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
This direct-to-consumer approach bypasses traditional media gatekeepers and makes fans feel like insiders rather than passive consumers.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
When public investment bypasses certain areas, residents lose access to opportunity.
—Deborah Archer, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Republicans have another shot to use the special budget reconciliation process, which bypasses the 60-vote requirement in the Senate, to pass party-line budget and tax measures, but there is not yet broad consensus about what would be in such a package.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
When the secretary bypasses or distorts that structure, the guidance loses its claim to legitimacy.
—Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Like a bird on a wire, bare-hands workers are electrically floating, rather than grounded, so current largely bypasses them via the line itself.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
In this near-field regime, the light bypasses the diffraction limit and probes nanoscale features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Garcia’s finest new dishes underscore his talent for complexity that bypasses showiness.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Scent bypasses your logical brain, hitting emotions and memory directly.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
This direct-to-consumer approach bypasses traditional media gatekeepers and makes fans feel like insiders rather than passive consumers.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
When public investment bypasses certain areas, residents lose access to opportunity.
—Deborah Archer, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Republicans have another shot to use the special budget reconciliation process, which bypasses the 60-vote requirement in the Senate, to pass party-line budget and tax measures, but there is not yet broad consensus about what would be in such a package.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
When the secretary bypasses or distorts that structure, the guidance loses its claim to legitimacy.
—Richard Hughes Iv, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Like a bird on a wire, bare-hands workers are electrically floating, rather than grounded, so current largely bypasses them via the line itself.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypasses
Verb
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Moscow is at the mercy of an American president who circumvents traditional channels of power and obliterates the constraints that once regulated their use.—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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But focusing exclusively on the external threat from Iran ignores the internal threat Netanyahu’s government poses to Israel and its standing as a rule-of-law democracy and unified society.—
Thomas L. Friedman,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Calling this anything less than professional education ignores the training, regulation, and expertise the role requires.—
David Kilmnick,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Icy Tones Erica Volkmer, the founder of Evenson Design in Austin, Texas, avoids colors with icy tones, such as cool blues and ash tones grays, in the kitchen.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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The end of Duke-Michigan will also overlap with NBC’s nightly Primetime in Milan presentation, though the hoops game avoids any heavy-hitting events with bobsled slotted for the first 30 minutes.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tire chains may be necessary if travelling through mountain passes and road closures are possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Glenn also landed several difficult jumping passes, including a triple flip-triple toe loop combination and a triple loop-double axel-double axel combination.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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But what such a vision forgets is that democracy is not merely the aggregation of preferences.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Jason’s dessert with the guests threatens to cause more fighting in the galley since Alesia forgets to tell Ben until the very last moment that the captain is supposed to join them.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Interstate 80 remained closed from Nevada into California in the westbound direction, and chains were required on the freeway for all but four-wheel drives from just outside Placer County into Nevada, according to Caltrans.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Food Not Bomb’s McHenry believes hyper-local neighborhood food drives build camaraderie and understanding among neighbors.—
Annemarie Dooling,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As women enter midlife, declining estrogen levels can increase inflammation and damage to the arteries, raising cardiovascular risk.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
17 Feb. 2026
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The high levels of EGCG protect your arteries and manage cholesterol.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Bypasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypasses. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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