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as in circumvents
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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as in ignores
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 avoids
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 bypasses
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The move follows earlier efforts to block updates to similar tools, which let non-developers create and modify apps using AI, and reflects Apple’s growing concern that such platforms could flood the App Store with low-quality or dynamically changing software that bypasses its review process.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Mouth breathing bypasses that process entirely.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Saudi Aramco manages a pipeline network that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz to deliver oil to the Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Among the Gulf Arab states targeted by Iran, Saudi Arabia is the only one with a coastline on the Red Sea, giving it an export route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The attack bypasses many standard malware protections because the user initiates it.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Critics argue the White House policy amounts to selective immigration that bypasses refugees fleeing far more acute humanitarian crises elsewhere.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
In this near-field regime, the light bypasses the diffraction limit and probes nanoscale features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
The mother allegedly also asked for hospice services and total parenteral nutrition, which is delivered intravenously and bypasses the digestive system.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The move follows earlier efforts to block updates to similar tools, which let non-developers create and modify apps using AI, and reflects Apple’s growing concern that such platforms could flood the App Store with low-quality or dynamically changing software that bypasses its review process.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Mouth breathing bypasses that process entirely.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Saudi Aramco manages a pipeline network that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz to deliver oil to the Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Among the Gulf Arab states targeted by Iran, Saudi Arabia is the only one with a coastline on the Red Sea, giving it an export route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The attack bypasses many standard malware protections because the user initiates it.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Critics argue the White House policy amounts to selective immigration that bypasses refugees fleeing far more acute humanitarian crises elsewhere.
—Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
In this near-field regime, the light bypasses the diffraction limit and probes nanoscale features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypasses
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Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.—
Emma Ross-Thomas,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Today’s anything-goes, zero-sum war for attention ignores the lessons learned in the Golden Age of advertising in the 1960s, when brands were sold with thoughtful, artistic, wise and playful takes on the human condition.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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His inept Cabinet ignores, and actually encourages, his very weird and embarrassing meandering.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The process avoids the long turnaround times seen in conventional microbiological analysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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While the family largely avoids the spotlight, Sam’s daughter, Alice Walton, and two of his son Jim’s children, Tom and Steuart Walton, remain active and public-facing in Arkansas.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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After a series of intricate passes, Reus found room and sent a shot toward goal, but Minnesota goalkeeper Drake Callender kept the initial shot out.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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For those who drive, parking passes must be purchased in advance (see below).—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The dog runs toward the woman who is calling him to lie down and forgets about the beetle forever.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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But this is also another layer of always-on surveillance that never forgets and never gives you the benefit of the doubt.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The similar drives of Wagler and Mirković are one of the things that have bonded them.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Though Arity also said drives started from higher-income areas are adding up the additional miles faster compared with lower-income communities.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene Set back from Via del Corso, one of Rome’s main arteries, this former noble palazzo, the 15th-century Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellini, was also a bank before its present incarnation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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His grandchildren, Fitz and Ingrid, have lived most of their young lives above 6,000 feet, their lungs and arteries working overtime to keep oxygen flowing through their ever-active little bodies.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bypasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypasses. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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