Meaning & use
bypasses
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Goes around or avoids something, such as an obstacle, place, or normal procedure, instead of dealing with it directly.
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The new highway bypasses the town center entirely.
He bypasses the usual approval process by going straight to the director.
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"Bypasses" is also the plural of the noun "bypass," referring to roads that avoid congested areas or surgical procedures that reroute blood flow.
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2. noun
Plural of bypass: roads built to route traffic around a congested area, or surgical procedures that create an alternate path for blood flow.
The city built two bypasses to ease traffic through downtown.
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