repasses

present tense third-person singular of repass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for repasses
Verb
  • Hamas has called for a proposal that brings about a comprehensive end to the war in exchange for the release of the hostages.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Not every software failure brings about such consequences.
    Oleg Sadikov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Commissioners’ closest vote involved the portion of the budget legislation that enacts a less than 1% increase in household trash fees.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The rule also increases the maximum annual cost-sharing limitation and enacts stricter income-verification measures.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Republicans, however, have pushed back on the idea that getting people fired for their Kirk posts constitutes cancel culture.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s also a useful ambiguity inherent in our current understanding of what constitutes a TV Movie.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As one example, a recent study found that in San Diego County, rents increase by more than $1,700 per unit annually when a city passes a Tenant Protection Ordinance.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Most of us who are actually alive would, y’know, instead say the name of the restaurant; such is the shorthand understanding that passes between two people who have known each other for some time.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Repasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repasses. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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