pass (down)

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Verb
  • Miguel just willed himself to get that hit, and then Alex Call, just being prepared and being able to hit the outfield grass.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • But not on the field, 36,000-plus surrounding him, willing him not to make a catch.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The five defendants were charged in connection with his death in an 18-count indictment handed down in August 2024.
    City News Service, Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • Her spending also ticked up, bringing her cash on hand down to just more than $54,000.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But O’Keefe got pars on 15 and 16, then birdied 17 and 18 to leave no doubt.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • Rollins leaves no immediate survivors.
    Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Residents turned in five guns to police that first day.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • The veil of past and present, for example, takes an abstract turn in Altar I, while Todos los santos (Para subir al Cielo) shows a cemetery with various cross-shaped tombstones, with a ladder leaning on a wall spectrally overlaid on the image.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • This is the concern that the critics of Kristof’s inflammatory Times opinion column have been trying to convey.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • Such livestreams can convey seemingly greater transparency than short videos by allowing viewers to see robotic flaws and fumbles in real time.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • David Gregory One person ran off on foot but was quickly caught and turned over to a guardian.
    Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • In a statement posted to X on May 17, Ichikawa City Zoo confirmed the pair had been turned over to police and said safety inspections were conducted afterward.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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