1
as in circumventing
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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2
as in ignoring
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 avoiding
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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as in sidestepping
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Recent Examples of bypassing
Ro'ee Margalit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
This also means that users could opt to stream direct to wireless speakers, bypassing the conventional hi-fi amp altogether.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Swift and her team financed the $15 million project herself, bypassing the Hollywood studio system and partnering with AMC Theatres on the project.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
From creators building businesses on digital platforms to startups launched by teens, many are bypassing traditional credentials altogether.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island warned there was no proof of drug trafficking or imminent threat, and Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky questioned bypassing due process for a small boat traveling such a long distance.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
By bypassing a lengthy exposition, we are thrown straight into the story and are either informed via the boys talking to each other while walking or by showing brief flashbacks.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the first study to suggest the importance of breakfast for living a long life—research has shown that regularly eating a morning meal is linked with lower overall and heart-related mortality (and that bypassing it can up your heart-disease risk).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, my editor, an avid climber who also had volunteered to get the inside scoop on the course, raced to the second level, bypassing the playground altogether.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Some strains are now capable of identifying and bypassing backups, targeting critical systems first and spreading laterally across devices and networks.
—Ro'ee Margalit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
A week before Zhang’s latest sentencing, China’s top lawmakers passed a bill to accelerate public health emergency responses by allowing people to report emergencies, bypassing the government’s usual hierarchical structure.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
This also means that users could opt to stream direct to wireless speakers, bypassing the conventional hi-fi amp altogether.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Swift and her team financed the $15 million project herself, bypassing the Hollywood studio system and partnering with AMC Theatres on the project.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
From creators building businesses on digital platforms to startups launched by teens, many are bypassing traditional credentials altogether.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island warned there was no proof of drug trafficking or imminent threat, and Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky questioned bypassing due process for a small boat traveling such a long distance.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
By bypassing a lengthy exposition, we are thrown straight into the story and are either informed via the boys talking to each other while walking or by showing brief flashbacks.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the first study to suggest the importance of breakfast for living a long life—research has shown that regularly eating a morning meal is linked with lower overall and heart-related mortality (and that bypassing it can up your heart-disease risk).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, my editor, an avid climber who also had volunteered to get the inside scoop on the course, raced to the second level, bypassing the playground altogether.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassing
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On the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, journalist Pablo Torre reported that Leonard wasn’t obligated to perform services to Aspiration, that the deal would end if the Clippers traded Leonard and that the payments were understood as circumventing the cap.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And in cases where credentials are compromised, attackers can operate from within, circumventing network protections entirely.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Moscow has expanded its drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, while seemingly ignoring his overtures for further dialogue to end the conflict.—
Matthew Bodner,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, films with casts between 41-50 percent people of color grossed far more than the least diverse casts, a commercial reality Hollywood keeps ignoring.—
Rochée Jeffrey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The focus ring turns comfortably, with enough resistance to allow for precise focus, avoiding the sloppy action of too-loose focus systems.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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The lesson for global leaders is not to adopt its 37 words wholesale, but to adapt its principles—access, accountability, and equality—to local contexts, while avoiding its blind spots.—
Danette Leighton,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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This comes after recent reports that Queen Camilla isn’t forgetting what has been said about her, particularly on the part of Prince Harry.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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Critics are waxing nostalgic for the edgy and outrageous comments of social critic humorists such as Dick Gregory, Mort Sahl, George Carlin, and Don Imus, forgetting that none of those figures were ever the host of a broadcast network TV show.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After evading capture at first, the bird was caught in June 2023.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Garcia-Hernandez allegedly has convictions for giving fictitious information, evading arrest, driving while intoxicated and fleeing police.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is why some see the design as a circumvention of the rules.—
Jon Helgi Egilsson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Congress and the Commerce Department should execute oversight and enforcement accordingly to monitor for tariff evasion and circumvention.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Architectural Details From cornices to skirting boards, architectural features are part of the foundation of English style.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each prompt, even in the midst of a conversation or chat with GPT-5 will be getting this runaround.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Ray Cook, Invercargill, New Zealand A: This is a classic case of a company giving a customer the runaround.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bypassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassing. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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