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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 Synonyms for bypassing
Verb
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As a result, terrorists and rogue states now have a harder time circumventing conventional financial controls.—
Henry Farrell,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024 -
On December 11, the European Union approved its 15th sanctions package against the Kremlin, targeting entities within Russia and third-party nations that facilitate upgraded military and technological capabilities by circumventing restrictions.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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FedEx — The stock gained more than 1% after Jefferies upgraded FedEx to buy from hold, saying investors are ignoring the cost-cutting efforts at the packing and shipping company that will continue to drive earnings growth regardless of the macroeconomic challenges.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Which only underscores the importance of drafting well and avoiding the need to fill holes through free agency.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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His offseason of work at the position centered around avoiding that happening again.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Though May 11 — the date Mother’s Day falls on this year — might seem lightyears away, don’t grow too complacent and make the all-too-common mistake of forgetting to secure Mom, or the mother figure in your life, a gift until the very last moment.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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No Way Home ended with the world forgetting who Spider-Man and Peter Parker were.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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The driver was arrested on charges of unlawful gun possession and evading police and booked at the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Chau paid local fishermen to take him near North Sentinel Island, evading the exclusion zone.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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All the moral skirting of the issues at hand felt so rich.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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Hinson said the skirting of tariffs undermined an Illinois auto company’s business, forcing it to lay off a quarter of its workforce.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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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
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Tell me one thing only please, and don’t give me the runaround.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2025
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In her method of evasion, Bailey soon began to develop an ardor for book collecting.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Criminal Charges And Plea McPhee pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, one count of tax evasion, and one count of wire fraud.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Bypassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassing. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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