1
as in to circumvent
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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2
as in to ignore
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 to avoid
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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as in highway
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Recent Examples of bypass
Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Appointments allow current leaders to handpick successors who will uphold their agendas and that of their donors, bypassing the scrutiny of a public vote.
—Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
The ex-president underwent a quadruple bypass surgery in 2004.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Republicans had already begun preparing to use a special procedure known as budget reconciliation to bypass Democratic opposition in the Senate to extend expiring provisions in Trump’s signature 2017 tax law.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Appointments allow current leaders to handpick successors who will uphold their agendas and that of their donors, bypassing the scrutiny of a public vote.
—Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
He also was diagnosed with heart problems and underwent a quadruple bypass surgery in 2004.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
The ex-president underwent a quadruple bypass surgery in 2004.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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As a result, most houses are getting built in the areas where circumventing these dynamics is easiest, such as far urban peripheries.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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To circumvent the remaining security gaps, organizations must extend their strategy and adopt another dimension to all zero-trust approaches: behavioral understanding.Marcus Fowler, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The macOS users who ignore this warning do so at their own peril.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you how to get started, practical uses, tips for effective prompt-writing, and mistakes to avoid.Jeremy Schifeling, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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When Russia targets other European neighbors, though, the West resorts to its own euphemisms to avoid directly acknowledging what Putin is doing.Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The highway was open by Sunday morning, with the department warning drivers of travel delays after avalanche mitigation and road operations were complete.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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Don’t forget the high-touch areas of the fridge, like the outside handles and the water and ice dispensers.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Again, do not forget to keep meticulous notes on what’s discussed in these meetings, along with the dates.Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
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More than 180 oil-carrying vessels that are suspected to be part of a shadow fleet utilized by the Kremlin to evade oil sanctions as well as traders, oil field service firms and Russian energy officials are also targeted by the new sanctions.AAMER MADHANI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some, their principles unbreakable, have to live their philosophy, not just to get to the core of it but to evade the accusation of hypocrisy.Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Jan. 2025
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Aides expect Trump will return occasionally to Mar-a-Lago during the next four years, but for now, the show is moving 1,000 miles up the road.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Weather Channel is warning of slick roads and possible travel delays. Monday, with a high of just 25 and a low reaching around 10 degrees, is predicted to mark the beginning of a prolonged period of frigid conditions.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Mixon and Collins Houston wide receiver Nico Collins caught seven passes Saturday and had a franchise playoff-record 122 receiving yards against the Chargers.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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Registration must be completed by Feb. 24, and then the pass is valid through Dec. 31.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Bypass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypass. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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