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Recent Examples of repass
Norris struggled to repass Leclerc for second, after the Ferrari had muscled by with the extra grip afforded by his soft tires at the start, with Leclerc’s stout defending then hindering their chase of Verstappen.
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Senate, which passed congressional and legislative district plans a week ago along party lines, met relatively briefly to repass the congressional plan after it was amended by Democrats in an attempt to secure some Republican support.
—oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Senate, which passed congressional and legislative district plans a week ago along party lines, met relatively briefly to repass the congressional plan after it was amended by Democrats in an attempt to secure some Republican support.
—oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repass
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The rules committee voted Tuesday night immediately after voting to pass another measure that would advance the GOP’s voter ID bill, the SAVE America Act.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those traveling into the Persian Gulf must pass through Iranian waters.—
JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The House passed a bipartisan housing bill that would enact new policies to boost housing supply and ease the affordability crisis plaguing the nation.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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It was initially enacted in Germany and Austria and then spread to 11 other countries.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court has suggested that low cell temperatures combined with a failure to provide blankets could constitute an Eighth Amendment violation.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Occasionally, Dora the Explorer popped up onscreen to explain the technical rules of football, including what constitutes a false start.—
Bailey Allen,
The Providence Journal,
8 Feb. 2026
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The office had planned to redirect the $30,000 to fund other grant priorities, which is permitted under its agreement with the FMCSA, Burnham said.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Office is the primary investigative agency in the search for Nancy Guthrie, with the FBI only permitted to take part if requested by local officials.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Once the mattress was placed on the new queen bed frame, that first lay down was glorious.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2026
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Peterka did not appear to make contact with Shesterkin, who lay down in the net in pain while he was attended to by a trainer and then helped off the ice.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Rosindell is the former chairman of the British Indian Ocean Territory All-Party Parliamentary Group, the government body that has for years been tasked with bringing about a resolution on the issue.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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There is a large secular decline that has been brought about by the internet that has continued on without too much change.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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This year’s ceremony, by contrast, opened with a pair of dancers in angel wings reenacting the neoclassical sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, which was created about 100 years before the invention of the lightbulb.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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One component of the agreement barred the federal government, for at least eight years, from reenacting immigration policies that systematically separate children and parents.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Congress still legislates, albeit at a glacial pace.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the United States, the states are legislating and enforcing their own AI rules even as the federal government in 2025 moved to prevent state action and loosen the reins.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Repass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repass. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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