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bypassing

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verb

present participle of bypass
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypassing
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
Verb
  • FedEx — The stock gained more than 1% after Jefferies upgraded FedEx to buy from hold, saying investors are ignoring the cost-cutting efforts at the packing and shipping company that will continue to drive earnings growth regardless of the macroeconomic challenges.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Which only underscores the importance of drafting well and avoiding the need to fill holes through free agency.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
  • His offseason of work at the position centered around avoiding that happening again.
    Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • No Way Home ended with the world forgetting who Spider-Man and Peter Parker were.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
  • But sticking to a set of core values and not forgetting the mission and vision (while embracing growth) is key to keeping customers engaged and loyal.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The driver was arrested on charges of unlawful gun possession and evading police and booked at the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Chau paid local fishermen to take him near North Sentinel Island, evading the exclusion zone.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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
Noun
  • Barker has no trouble recalling that game at Anfield, scoring one goal, laying on another two and giving Alexander-Arnold the runaround from start to finish.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
  • For this reason and others, the prime minister spent over a year giving President Joe Biden the runaround on negotiations.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The federal agency on the frontlines of President Donald Trump’s tariffs war faces the enormous task of policing imports for tax evasion and applying the new tariff rates without holding up international trade.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Former Madrid player Xabi Alonso is one of the few soccer figures to be acquitted of tax evasion charges.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Bypassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassing. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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