Bypass
Bypass verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Usage example: a serious news event that was bypassed by the mainstream media so that they could concentrate on celebrity gossip
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| critical | critical bypass | critical miss |
| massive | massive bypass | massive miss |
| literal | literal bypass | literal miss |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Doing so will, however, set off an alarm and send waves of foes your way - not to mention that you may well miss other important or useful things in the areas you thus bypass.
Source: Locked Door -
They bypass all shields except Zoltan Shields, never miss, and punch a hull breach into whatever room they enter - and that's all before they start attacking.
Source: That One Attack - It also gives +1 priority, no-miss, 100% Life Drain, bypass-Reflect-and-Light-Screen, goes-through-Protect-and-clones, ignore-Endure-and-Focus-Sash and auto-crit properties to God-type attacks.
Source: Tropers / Wax
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