bypass
noun
a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
bypassing
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present participleof bypass.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"Instead of bypassing retinal processing, we aimed to reactivate it right at the same level of the retinal circuit as the lost photoreceptor cells."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
“A couple coaches just walk by,” he said of recruiters showing up at practices and bypassing him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Regional exports—including routes bypassing Hormuz—fell by 2.1 million barrels a day to 15 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The FT also reported that a member of staff at Gloucestershire Police was dismissed after bypassing safeguards to use an AI chatbot for police-related work "on numerous occasions".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Very rarely, a royal will use her beauty tokens for her child, bypassing the nursery chamber at La Maison. It's quite unusual, but it happens."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
