as in crossing
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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as in ignoring
to fail to give proper attention to
you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
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as in overlooking
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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Recent Examples of passing (over)
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Subtle audio tracks the sound of ice on the move, views of clouds passing over glass-like ice, and there's the eventual memorial for Ok.
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Erika Owen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Eilmer managed to glide a good 600 feet, passing over the city wall before crash-landing in a small valley near the river Avon.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
14 June 2026
At about the same time, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for south-central Clay County and northwestern Jackson County as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was passing over the metro.
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Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Jupiter's moons are in a chain of orbital resonances that could only have formed by the moons tugging gently on each other in passing over a long period of time, and crater records also suggest that Jupiter's moons are very, very old.
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Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
On Sunday, May 3, a United Boeing 767-400 coming from Venice, Italy, came into contact with the pole while passing over a major roadway at a very low elevation on its final approach, the carrier confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
The incident occurred when the plane was passing over the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike.
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Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
The supervisors appointed Curtis in a 3-2 vote, passing over Joanna Francescut, who had worked in the elections office since 2008 and was Darling Allen’s number two.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday, there is a significant chance of more thunderstorms likely to redevelop along a cold front passing over far eastern Illinois and northwest Indiana, officials said.
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Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Subtle audio tracks the sound of ice on the move, views of clouds passing over glass-like ice, and there's the eventual memorial for Ok.
—
Erika Owen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Eilmer managed to glide a good 600 feet, passing over the city wall before crash-landing in a small valley near the river Avon.
—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
14 June 2026
At about the same time, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for south-central Clay County and northwestern Jackson County as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was passing over the metro.
—
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Jupiter's moons are in a chain of orbital resonances that could only have formed by the moons tugging gently on each other in passing over a long period of time, and crater records also suggest that Jupiter's moons are very, very old.
—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
On Sunday, May 3, a United Boeing 767-400 coming from Venice, Italy, came into contact with the pole while passing over a major roadway at a very low elevation on its final approach, the carrier confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
The incident occurred when the plane was passing over the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike.
—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
The supervisors appointed Curtis in a 3-2 vote, passing over Joanna Francescut, who had worked in the elections office since 2008 and was Darling Allen’s number two.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing (over)
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Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
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Hopes have risen that crude supplies will improve markedly with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that’s key for the world’s oil transport, even though the number of ships crossing the strait is still limited.
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Make Participation Effortless Reduce friction to the point where using it feels like less effort than ignoring it.
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For example, today, Americans might believe that the demands of racial equity or of evangelical Christianity are so pressing that executive power would be justified in ignoring the legislature or the judiciary to serve them.
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El Dorado Kitchen For a stay at the center of Sonoma’s action, book El Dorado Hotel, a cozy boutique property overlooking historic Sonoma Plaza.
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It's located north of San Francisco and features 4,863 square feet of space, while also overlooking the surrounding rolling hills.
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From the Higgs to the Next Frontier The road to the FCC remains long, and Europe has been traversing it for years.
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Spending a year in California versus a month traversing small town America is a big difference.
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But Alito’s stance against birthright citizenship goes beyond just forgetting his roots.
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For any leader overseeing transformational change, the challenge is figuring out how to fix one part of the company without forgetting about the other parts.
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This is why much of the safety discussion still feels too forgiving to me.
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Shoppers note that the shorts are roomy and don’t bunch up, and that the elastic waistband is forgiving even while bloated.
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The data points to the following leading causes of death in the 1900s.
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Matt Miller, the ESPN NFL Draft analyst who shared last month on social media that his left arm was amputated following an automobile accident in southern Missouri, reportedly is being investigated by the state attorney general.
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But many residents worry that the festive mood and infrastructure works risk papering over the security crisis that still affects their daily lives.
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The improvement between Gemini 2 and Gemini 3 may be papering over a more serious flaw.
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“Passing (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passing%20%28over%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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