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bypassing 1 of 2

noun

as in sidestepping

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bypassing

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verb

present participle of bypass

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

Noun

After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026 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]. — 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. — Ro'ee Margalit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Verb

Just remember that apps bypassing the VPN will expose your regular public IP address. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The latest filings suggest that freeze is thawing — though much money is still bypassing the Democratic National Committee. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Mercedes promoted Antonelli directly to the FIA Formula 2 Championship (bypassing Formula 3) with Prema Racing for the 2024 season. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 Upwards of 80% of the power for the facility will come directly from wind farms operated by the company, bypassing the grid completely, Envision says. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Giulia eventually entered through the back door, inadvertently bypassing the cameras Conor had set up to capture her reaction. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 The developer had planned to build a 27-story tower with 111 luxury condos, but earlier this year added workforce housing under the Live Local Act, effectively bypassing local density and height restrictions. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The company gave no reason for bypassing the Hanover show beyond its anniversary plans. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The second is a patch of stainless-steel microneedles that delivers those pulses into the body, bypassing the skin’s outermost, poorly conductive layer. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassing

Noun

Critics called the change an unjustified, undemocratic sidestepping of the state constitution and the will of voters.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of sidestepping

Verb

The lawsuit marks the latest crackdown under the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, also known as the BOTS Act, which bans scalpers from circumventing ticket limits with technology.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Following the Civil War and Reconstruction, prisons were a way of circumventing the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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Cameron Berg, who founded the nonprofit Reciprocal Research to study the potential for AI consciousness, argues that ignoring the question could carry its own dangers.

— Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026
With nearly 70% of listeners now consuming video podcasts, treating an interview as just a microphone chat means ignoring how your audience actually consumes content.

— Victoria Usher, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignoring

Verb

Kushner so far has participated little in the ceremony of the job, avoiding most receptions and ribbon cuttings.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Exercise, avoiding alcohol or even getting enough sleep aren’t the factors most connected to college students’ well-being.

— Roxanne Prichard, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoiding

Noun

That's partly due to the team trading James Harden and Chris Paul last season and sending Leonard to the Toronto Raptors last month after the NBA found the Clippers guilty of violating salary cap-circumvention rules involving him.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Yeah, but the Clippers should focus on fighting for their fans, not the billionaire whose apparent salary cap circumvention has the organization in hot water.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of circumvention

Verb

That terrible scenario that doesn't easily fade definitely caused everyone to believe Quinn was at it again on Monday night – messing up again, forgetting that the last play was fourth down instead of third down.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Selling the future without forgetting the past That loyalty matters especially now.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of forgetting

Verb

He was also convicted of felony evading arrest, KTXS reported.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2026
The risks are already visible in models that deploy agents capable of evading their guardrails, escaping their sandboxes, cheating to obtain their goals, and covering their tracks to conceal the cheating.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of evading

Noun

Her neighbor, Ashlee Fattman, pointed out how the skirting around the home, which was surrounded by water, had been left damaged.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
That translated into custom upholstery; fabrics sourced from textile sellers Merchant & Mills and Notting Hill’s Cloth Shop; DeVol sconces; and cheery ruffled skirting in the kitchen.

— Dipal Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

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