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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Recent Examples of bypass
Jorge Just, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2016, The New Yorker’s Grann sold the rights to his book Killers of the Flower Moon for a flat $5 million, bypassing the option altogether.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 July 2024
The bypass line, which was built as a redundancy measure, also washed out.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
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The overall goal is to develop methodologies so that people can make their own medicines and bypass all of those problems.
—Jorge Just, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
In 2016, The New Yorker’s Grann sold the rights to his book Killers of the Flower Moon for a flat $5 million, bypassing the option altogether.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
Mark Chesnutt is ready to take back the stage and has set his return following an emergency quadruple bypass surgery.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 July 2024
The bypass line, which was built as a redundancy measure, also washed out.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
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Despite their 53-47 Senate majority, Republicans are unlikely to muster up the votes to circumvent the filibuster.Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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China has treated the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to gain operational and technological insights, reverse engineer U.S. weapons recovered from the battlefield, and find ways to circumvent Western economic sanctions.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Kimberly Clausing, a former Treasury Department official in the Biden administration and a UCLA professor of tax law, said the GOP will probably overestimate the revenue from tariffs and ignore the negative economic impact of the duties.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Speaking with SiriusXM, Gramm lamented that Foreigner’s request to have its original members perform a medley of greatest hits was ignored — instead, younger artists Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato, as well as friend of the group Sammy Hagar, were chosen to perform on their behalf.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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These things make Istanbul a great place to get high-quality hair transplants at low prices, but patients need to be careful to avoid secret risks.Ethan Stone, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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But the only surefire way to avoid sickness from airplane food is not to eat it.Justin Klawans, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
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The fire erupted Wednesday morning in Ventura County and, fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds and dry conditions, quickly exploded in size and jumped a highway toward homes, forcing more than 10,000 people to evacuate.Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Esther Gonzalez’s body was found in a snowpack off a highway near Banning, California, on Feb. 10, 1979, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Who could forget that just two years ago, President Biden chose to address the nation in Pennsylvania about the threat Trump and his supporters posed to the nation.The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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Now, our son is making overtures on behalf of his wife to just forgive and forget.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah fighters have been using pagers as a low-tech means of communication in an attempt to evade Israeli location-tracking, two sources familiar with the group’s operations told Reuters this year.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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El Monte police said that charges of kidnapping and felony evading would be submitted to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Traffic camera footage at 67th and Orangewood avenues showed two gray sedans speeding down the road a little after noon.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Then a very gray-looking Ian gingerly makes his way outside to hug everyone goodbye, waving as their cart disappears down the road.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Writer Nick Hornby, hot off About a Boy, had taken an unsuccessful early pass at a draft.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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All Nix has done over the last seven games is connect on 69% of his passes at 7.4 yards per attempt with 13 touchdowns and two picks.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Bypass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypass. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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