bypasses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bypass
1
as in circumvents
to avoid by going around we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road

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2
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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3
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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bypasses

2 of 2

noun

plural of bypass
as in passes

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Recent Examples of bypasses
Verb
Because mRNA technology bypasses the slow process of growing viruses in eggs, mRNA manufacturing allows for later influenza strain selection and fast production, unlike traditional vaccines. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Thune said of reconciliation, which bypasses a 60-vote filibuster. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 Ransomware protection uses behavioral analysis to detect ransomware that bypasses regular antivirus software. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 The numbers may be right while the decision violates a policy, bypasses a control or occurs at the wrong point in the process. — Sunil Padiyar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Much of the Sacramento Valley depends on a network of levees, dams and bypasses to handle both large volumes of rainwater and extra releases from the many reservoirs in the mountains and foothills. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The company said the agent bypasses the personalization and other features built into the shopping experience and said Muse appears to capture and store customer credentials and scrape account data. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 By formalizing direct material corridors between Africa’s raw material producers and Asia’s manufacturing hubs, BRICS is effectively constructing an alternative supply network that bypasses traditional Western intermediaries. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 An Oasis hit bypasses your intellectual defenses to hit you somewhere logic can’t reach. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypasses
  1. circumvents
  2. ignores
  3. avoids
  4. passes
  5. forgets
  6. evades
  7. drives
  8. arteries
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  • Saudi Arabia's crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, because the $50 co-payment circumvents Part D, the amount doesn’t count toward a beneficiary’s annual deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of circumvents
Verb
  • Any strategy that ignores that skepticism is unlikely to survive the next election or to be funded by the Congress that is likely to emerge from it.
    — Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But the unbridled embrace of aquaculture as a sustainable answer to feeding the planet ignores some very real costs.
    — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignores
Verb
  • This game may come down to whichever team controls the clock and avoids turnovers.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Setting the shifting moods expertly is Michael Giacchino’s score that nicely avoids the clichés of the genre(s) while still honoring them.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoids
Noun
  • Rather than animate every puppet simultaneously, the studio sometimes shot them in separate passes against blue screens, giving animators more room to concentrate on individual performances.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The 23-year-old Texas product, whom the Packers took in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, caught six passes from quarterback Jordan Love for a career-high 123 yards, including a 50-yard snag to help Green Bay humble the Bears.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of passes
Verb
  • Gen either forgets or ignores the request, so Kat has to do it herself.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The household turns to chaos because the husband prioritizes his business and forgets his wife’s single request.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgets
Verb
  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
Noun
  • That was clear as the Bulls bled from the point of attack, allowing blow-by drives and suffering on switches as a result.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Seminoles finished 5-7 last season, in large part because of struggles on the road to finish drives with points.
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of drives
Noun
  • Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty deposits, cholesterol and other substances build up inside arteries, according to experts.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But arteries run throughout the body, and plaque can accumulate anywhere along this network.
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of arteries

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