repasses

Definition of repassesnext
present tense third-person singular of repass
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Verb
  • Five women were injured overnight Sunday in a shooting near Indiana University following its annual Little 500 races which brings about alums and large crowds of spectators.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Every Rayan Cherki drive into the box, every Jeremy Doku shimmy and dart, every menacing moment of intent from Haaland brings about an instant raising of our heart rates.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Even if Florida enacts a GOP-friendlier map in a special legislative session set for April 28, the worst possible outcome from the redistricting fight now looks like a national dead heat.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Attorney General enacts California’s laws and can bring litigation against companies or the federal government on behalf of state residents.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This finding constitutes the foundation for the pilot program’s basic income payment amount.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • On top of misquoting statutes and misrepresenting legal standards, the filing also made broad claims about what constitutes doxing without citing a single case to support their stance.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • The overwhelming amount of digital evidence that both district attorneys and public defenders in Colorado must manage is so dire that state lawmakers created a task force to address the issue, which effects every criminal case in the state.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • What effects the death of his son or other losses and loves had upon his plays are secrets that Shakespeare carried with him to the grave.
    James Shapiro, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Granit Xhaka was the midfielder primarily tasked with threading progressive passes through opposing lines, while Florian Wirtz would often receive these with space to turn and run towards goal.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Southeast Asia doesn’t have the luxury to bet its economic future on a 6,000-mile supply chain that passes through a single, 21-mile-wide chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
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“Repasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repasses. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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