as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
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as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
That information will be sent off every time the satellite passes over Cincinnati.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2026
The trail does pass over a small flowing creek, but keep an eye out for poison oak near the water.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
David Pastrnak gained the zone and slipped a pass over to Zacha, who zipped a wrist shot through Luukkonen’s pads for the GWG, his 24th goal of the season.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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But those who place the blood on their doorposts are passed over during this last plague.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
That information will be sent off every time the satellite passes over Cincinnati.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2026
The trail does pass over a small flowing creek, but keep an eye out for poison oak near the water.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
David Pastrnak gained the zone and slipped a pass over to Zacha, who zipped a wrist shot through Luukkonen’s pads for the GWG, his 24th goal of the season.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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