as in sidestepping
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as in circumventing
to avoid by going around
we can bypass the traffic jam if we take this other road
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as in ignoring
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 avoiding
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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There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
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Here, too, Peña Nieto’s skirting of the rules with his Supreme Court picks set an unhealthy precedent for López Obrador to continue.Shannon K. O'Neil, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2018
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Ask direct questions if someone is giving you the runaround.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
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Exorbitant legal fees and bureaucratic runarounds require property owners to follow a list of tedious rules to reclaim their property.Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Conversely, breaching may also be a means of evasion.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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In 1931: Gangster Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion, leading to an 11-year prison sentence partly served in the infamous Alcatraz prison.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Bypassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bypassing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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