pass by
phrasal verb
passed by; passing by; passes by
: to happen without being noticed or acted upon by (someone)
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Melissa continued north on its path through the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday and is expected to pass by Bermuda late on Thursday as a Category 1 or 2 storm, with hurricane conditions predicted and coastal flooding possible, per the Weather Channel.
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
In that situation, under new rules passed by the council last year, the City Council would select a council president, who would fill the vacancy and become mayor.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Two of these bills—HB 186 and HB 335—were passed by the Ohio House on October 22.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
This was made possible, in large part, by a law passed by the Ohio state legislature in 2023 that gutted guidelines for homeschooling; home teachers are no longer required to submit curricula to the school district’s superintendent.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
In that situation, under new rules passed by the council last year, the City Council would select a council president, who would fill the vacancy and become mayor.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Two of these bills—HB 186 and HB 335—were passed by the Ohio House on October 22.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
This was made possible, in large part, by a law passed by the Ohio state legislature in 2023 that gutted guidelines for homeschooling; home teachers are no longer required to submit curricula to the school district’s superintendent.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Pass by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20by. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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