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.
—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
May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
With only a simple majority vote required in each chamber of Congress, bypassing committee review and without the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster, management plans that involved extensive public participation are being thrown out.
—Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
The war has already halted multiple projects and led to the suspension of cable repairs in the region—and the latest Iranian threats may accelerate efforts by Big Tech and Gulf countries to find alternative routes for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz’s digital chokepoint.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
By introducing features like an intuitive audio mixer, mandatory predictive navigation, and battery-bypassing stationary power, Google can address some of my biggest daily frictions.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The demand for sports programming has allowed the NFL to diversify its distribution model, bypassing the major broadcast networks (and by extension their streaming arms) to expand to streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Released in early January, medical experts decried the schedule as bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and argued the effort was built on faulty assumptions.
—Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
APIs and identity systems are primary targets, with attackers bypassing front-end defenses to exploit core business logic at scale, according to the report.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 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].
—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
The new route, which opened on May 14, according to the Sharjah Customs Authority, will see trucks ferry goods between the Sharjah port and the port of Sohar in Oman, bypassing the strait.
—May 19, CBS News, 19 May 2026
With only a simple majority vote required in each chamber of Congress, bypassing committee review and without the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster, management plans that involved extensive public participation are being thrown out.
—Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
The war has already halted multiple projects and led to the suspension of cable repairs in the region—and the latest Iranian threats may accelerate efforts by Big Tech and Gulf countries to find alternative routes for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz’s digital chokepoint.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
By introducing features like an intuitive audio mixer, mandatory predictive navigation, and battery-bypassing stationary power, Google can address some of my biggest daily frictions.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
The demand for sports programming has allowed the NFL to diversify its distribution model, bypassing the major broadcast networks (and by extension their streaming arms) to expand to streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.
—Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Released in early January, medical experts decried the schedule as bypassing the government’s typical process for recommending vaccines and argued the effort was built on faulty assumptions.
—Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
APIs and identity systems are primary targets, with attackers bypassing front-end defenses to exploit core business logic at scale, according to the report.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 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.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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Digital media give more prominence to the role of scientists and PR professionals who can directly appeal to the public, circumventing the gatekeeping function that science journalists performed.—
Prodromos Yannas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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The arrangement could be considered circumventing the NBA salary cap, a serious violation of league rules.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even the wokest of the wokes are ignoring poor Megan.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Our detailed reporting agitated the government, which went from ignoring our existence to breathing down our necks.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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That would be a mistake worth avoiding, though.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Such circumvention of due process is part of the accusations against Duterte and Dela Rosa.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Amid a strange Clippers season and an ongoing investigation into cap-circumvention allegations, the 34-year-old Leonard has put together arguably his finest season as a Clippers player.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The idea is to appear sympathetic to well-meaning people whose attention lapsed momentarily, forgetting that their picnic spot was also a concert venue.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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For a while, Djena kept a bin with her clothes in Saran’s closet, until Saran threw it into the hallway, angry at Djena for forgetting to close her bedroom door.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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In the video, the e-bike riders can be seen speeidng, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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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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“Bypassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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