bypasses 1 of 2

verb

Definition of bypassesnext
present tense third-person singular of bypass
1
as in circumvents
to avoid by going around we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road

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2
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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3
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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bypasses

2 of 2

noun

plural of bypass
as in passes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bypasses
  1. ignores
  2. passes
  3. avoids
  4. arteries
  5. highways
  6. roads
  7. passageways
  8. roadways
Verb
  • The truck ignores lousy roads, delivering a smooth ride on pavement or dirt.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • But this narrow view of leadership ignores the quiet strengths that introverts bring to the table.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of ignores
Noun
  • Mayfield enjoyed an excellent game himself, throwing two more touchdown passes before halftime, and another field goal from McLaughlin late in the third meant the Bucs entered the fourth quarter up 27-20.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • If Proposition 33 passes, cities would be given the green light to control rents on any type of housing, including single-family homes and new apartments.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of passes
Verb
  • If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of avoids
Noun
  • The second number, diastolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart is resting between beats.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The first measures systolic blood pressure, the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats and pumps blood.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of arteries
Noun
  • Total zero-emission vehicles registered is about 100,000, or 1 in 80 on the highways.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That includes nearly $127 million to construct the interchange buildout between the two highways.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of highways
Noun
  • Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hundreds of homes and scores of roads were damaged or destroyed.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of roads
Noun
  • But sometimes the crooked wall partially blocks one of the passageways.
    GWEN ROCKWOOD The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This facial treatment device creates electro-passageways that allow skin care products to penetrate deeper and deliver more benefits.
    Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of passageways
Noun
  • Neighbors used chainsaws to clear roadways.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This is because more regional funding for roadways and bus operations frees up revenue in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa to go toward light rail.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of roadways
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