as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of pass (over)
Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny is hard to figure, since he got passed over on his last album, after getting into the category the time before.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The sensor fabric spans the full width of the roadbed, with measurement nodes recording resistance changes as vehicles pass over.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Brown climbed the ladder to haul in a pass over the middle from Madsen, beating his defender in the air acrobatically before smashing into the end zone turf for the catch and a 33-14 lead.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
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On a third-and-11 at the Patriots 41 in the first quarter, Young threw behind McMillan on a short pass over the middle.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny is hard to figure, since he got passed over on his last album, after getting into the category the time before.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The sensor fabric spans the full width of the roadbed, with measurement nodes recording resistance changes as vehicles pass over.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Brown climbed the ladder to haul in a pass over the middle from Madsen, beating his defender in the air acrobatically before smashing into the end zone turf for the catch and a 33-14 lead.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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