bypassing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bypassingnext
as in sidestepping

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bypassing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bypass
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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3
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 Synonyms for bypassing
  1. circumventing
  2. ignoring
  3. avoiding
  4. forgetting
  5. evading
  6. skirting
  7. runaround
  8. evasion
Verb
  • 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
Definition of circumventing
Verb
  • But should investors really be ignoring small caps in 2025?
    Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • See video … WATCH RAYMOND ARROYO – Biden rewarded murderers while ignoring the innocent and their families.
    Fox News, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • Government agencies, too, are feeling the pressure to do more with less while avoiding service cuts.
    Eric Steele, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • For something completely hands-free, grab this Roomba robot vacuum that can map out a path for itself all on its own, avoiding obstacles like furniture and ledges in the process.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Another pitfall is forgetting about the investments that are placed in the IRA.
    Chris Carosa, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • She was cast after a previous actress kept forgetting her lines, Cherry says.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of forgetting
Verb
  • Rich had fled to Switzerland in 1983 after he was indicted on more than 50 counts of fraud and evading more than $48 million in taxes.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Rosado was arrested and charged with engaging police in pursuit, evading responsibility, failure to obey stop sign, reckless driving, unreadable license plates, interfering with an officer, possession with intent to sell narcotics and operating a drug factory.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of evading
Noun
  • 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
  • There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.
    Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of skirting
Noun
  • Ask direct questions if someone is giving you the runaround.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • Exorbitant legal fees and bureaucratic runarounds require property owners to follow a list of tedious rules to reclaim their property.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
Definition of runaround
Noun
  • The podcaster — who has served as Grayson's legal guardian while their parents Todd and Julie Chrisley serve time in prison after being convicted in June 2022 of fraud and tax evasion — opened up about her brother leaving for college during the Dec. 31 episode of her Unlocked podcast.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • His wife, Misty Noel, and daughter, Kasey Noel, face charges of theft and tax evasion, and are scheduled to go on trial Feb. 3, 2025.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of evasion
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