pass by
verb
passed by; passing by; passes by
: to happen without being noticed or acted upon by (someone)
Don't let this opportunity pass (you) by!
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Among the 726 high schools that voted in December, Manning’s proposal passed by a margin of 316.
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Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Though Export’s radical feminist art grew out of a particular political moment that had pretty much passed by the time Yuskavage began her career, the artists nonetheless share a rabble-rousing sensibility and an obsession with the unnerving visual punch of the female body.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
The court concluded that in light of recent legislation passed by Congress last year that codified the regulations, the restrictions cannot be challenged, at least not via the legal route that the lawsuit had relied on.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The rationale was the board’s view that the president had saved the center, albeit the renovations are being financed by a $257 million fund passed by Congress as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Though Export’s radical feminist art grew out of a particular political moment that had pretty much passed by the time Yuskavage began her career, the artists nonetheless share a rabble-rousing sensibility and an obsession with the unnerving visual punch of the female body.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
The court concluded that in light of recent legislation passed by Congress last year that codified the regulations, the restrictions cannot be challenged, at least not via the legal route that the lawsuit had relied on.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The rationale was the board’s view that the president had saved the center, albeit the renovations are being financed by a $257 million fund passed by Congress as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 May 2026
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“Pass by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20by. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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