as in sidestepping
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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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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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Recent Examples of bypassing
Ro'ee Margalit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Family offices are also focusing more on direct investments, bypassing funds and buying stakes in companies directly, according to surveys.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Yet the president himself has repeatedly framed them as a financial windfall — a de facto funding stream bypassing Congress’s power of the purse.
—James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump is setting rates by bypassing laws that require a more detailed process for imposing tariffs in limited circumstances.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Researchers are now exploring ways to compute directly in materials, bypassing these conversions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Enter Kevin Smith, who knows a thing or two about bypassing gatekeepers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
There are many benefits that come with creating a trust fund, such as protecting assets, bypassing probate court, or having a clear direction for how assets are distributed and to whom.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Chief Executive Bob Iger that taking the company’s program services directly to the consumer and bypassing its traditional pay TV partners was inevitable.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
Verb
The provision would close a loophole from the 2018 farm bill that has allowed unregulated THC products to be sold nationwide, bypassing state cannabis laws.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Family offices are also focusing more on direct investments, bypassing funds and buying stakes in companies directly, according to surveys.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Yet the president himself has repeatedly framed them as a financial windfall — a de facto funding stream bypassing Congress’s power of the purse.
—James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Trump is setting rates by bypassing laws that require a more detailed process for imposing tariffs in limited circumstances.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Researchers are now exploring ways to compute directly in materials, bypassing these conversions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Enter Kevin Smith, who knows a thing or two about bypassing gatekeepers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
There are many benefits that come with creating a trust fund, such as protecting assets, bypassing probate court, or having a clear direction for how assets are distributed and to whom.
—Mariah Maddox, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Chief Executive Bob Iger that taking the company’s program services directly to the consumer and bypassing its traditional pay TV partners was inevitable.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassing
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Johnston’s administration, which says the cameras have been a game changer for fighting crime, agreed to a no-cost extension of Flock’s contract in October, circumventing a vote from the council.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Yet the group is clearly circumventing the restrictions.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Wrapped in a blanked on the sofa, binging reruns of The Oprah Show on YouTube and gleefully ignoring emails all morning is my idea of heaven.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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On July 4, after Zane confessed to feeling guilty about ignoring more texts from his family members, the chatbot offered to help Zane craft a terse message to them.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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These risks have prompted the United States, China, and other spacefaring nations to develop advanced systems for tracking, avoiding, and potentially removing orbital debris.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Maximize calcium absorption by pairing it with vitamin D, healthy fats, and proper timing, while avoiding absorption blockers such as high-oxalate foods and excessive caffeine.—
Trang Tran,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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The law prohibits the circumvention of security measures used online by a ticket issuer.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sora’s release, and the rapid circumvention of its authentication mechanisms, is a reminder that society is unprepared for the next wave of increasingly realistic, personalized deepfakes.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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No more having to wait for the preheat temperature or worrying about forgetting to set it.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Much of the offseason ACC hype centered on Wade and NC State — not wrongly so — but are people forgetting about Ryan Odom and Virginia?—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kurchenko was also close to Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-leaning Ukrainian president at the time, and was later accused by the succeeding Ukrainian government of systematically evading millions in taxes with the collusion of officials in Yanukovych’s administration.—
Olena Loginova,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was arrested on suspicion of evading arrest or detention with a vehicle.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That’s evidenced by the GOP’s skirting of the issue.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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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 Nov. 2025.
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