bypassing

Example Sentences

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Elliott checked and scrolled compulsively, bypassing the parental controls, sneaking down to grab his phone from the family charging unit in the kitchen at night.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Private-equity firms use management-services organizations to invest in law practices, bypassing direct ownership prohibitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He and other climbers have not seen a way of safely bypassing the serac and say a possible alternative route to Camp 1 would be challenging to put up this year.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Since then, European and Asian carriers that have long-distance planes available have started direct flights between the two regions, bypassing Gulf hubs altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

On the computer, I saw the extended map, where the stream becomes a river, bypassing a town.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes