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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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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Recent Examples of bypassing
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
The facility, intended as the largest addition to the White House since the Oval Office, has sparked debate among historians, preservationists, commentators, and the public due to its demolition of the historic East Wing and the bypassing of standard preservation reviews.
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Associate News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
Some strains are now capable of identifying and bypassing backups, targeting critical systems first and spreading laterally across devices and networks.
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Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Burnstine suggested bypassing highway tourist traps and downloading tracking apps to hunt down cheap fuel.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
And sometimes, parent fundraising groups can cut a check for, say, a campus repair project, bypassing the fund altogether.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
By the 1960s, bigger, faster interstates were paved, bypassing towns whose economies depended on travelers.
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Rebecca Treon,
Parents,
18 June 2026
Educators themselves appear particularly drawn to how the platform reinforces strong instructional practices rather than bypassing them.
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Wyles Daniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
But that also would be a 30-something player with an injury history bypassing the security of hundreds of millions of dollars with an extension that could be signed this coming fall.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
Chesnut said El Mencho, raised in the deeply Catholic Mexican state of Michoacan, echoes other criminal actors who’ve balanced villainy and veneration, bypassing traditional religious frameworks to absolve ― or even justify ― the deeds that reap their daily bread.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
Amid the fallout, a common refrain has emerged from backseat CEOs that the studio left money on the table by bypassing a traditional theatrical release.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Noun
Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].
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IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
The facility, intended as the largest addition to the White House since the Oval Office, has sparked debate among historians, preservationists, commentators, and the public due to its demolition of the historic East Wing and the bypassing of standard preservation reviews.
—
Associate News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
Some strains are now capable of identifying and bypassing backups, targeting critical systems first and spreading laterally across devices and networks.
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Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional doctor visits.
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Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Burnstine suggested bypassing highway tourist traps and downloading tracking apps to hunt down cheap fuel.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
And sometimes, parent fundraising groups can cut a check for, say, a campus repair project, bypassing the fund altogether.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
By the 1960s, bigger, faster interstates were paved, bypassing towns whose economies depended on travelers.
—
Rebecca Treon,
Parents,
18 June 2026
Educators themselves appear particularly drawn to how the platform reinforces strong instructional practices rather than bypassing them.
—
Wyles Daniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
But that also would be a 30-something player with an injury history bypassing the security of hundreds of millions of dollars with an extension that could be signed this coming fall.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
Chesnut said El Mencho, raised in the deeply Catholic Mexican state of Michoacan, echoes other criminal actors who’ve balanced villainy and veneration, bypassing traditional religious frameworks to absolve ― or even justify ― the deeds that reap their daily bread.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
Amid the fallout, a common refrain has emerged from backseat CEOs that the studio left money on the table by bypassing a traditional theatrical release.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassing
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One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.
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Some attorneys and advocates say that Florida’s family courts are essentially stripping parents of their rights to their children without any oversight, circumventing state law.
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Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg, who has cooperated with an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers possibly circumventing the salary cap via a no-show endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday.
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Employers are not ignoring these problems.
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Today, the organization is notorious for ignoring infrastructure maintenance in favor of massive building projects.
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Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made CRISPR unsafe.
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So, avoiding extreme sleep deprivation can be helpful.
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Few Western democracies are willing to embrace the kind of highly restrictive model that would make circumvention nearly impossible.
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Less clear, however, is the status of Leonard amid the NBA’s investigation into potential salary-cap circumvention by the Clippers regarding Leonard.
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Two or three hours here can produce the increasingly rare sensation of temporarily forgetting about the internet.
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More and more, due to the collapsing weight of capitalism, writers are forgetting intention and trading it for publication—what sells, what’s hot, what’s trending.
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According to the lawsuit, the defendants profited from unlawful short-term rentals while evading requirements in city law designed to protect short-term renters, protect the quality of life for neighborhood residents and maintain a supply of affordable housing.
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Robinzine was charged with evading arrest, unlawful possession of a firearm and tempering with physical evidence.
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Yet by skirting and at times ignoring those rules, ride-sharing companies were able to acquire a critical mass of users in a short period of time.
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Experienced DIYers can also replace damaged deck boards, install skirting, or add a privacy screen wall.
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“Bypassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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