pass as
phrasal verb
passed as; passing as; passes as
1
: to cause people to believe that one is (someone or something that one is not)
He thought he could pass as an adult.
2
: to be accepted or regarded as (something)
the ancient practices that once passed as science
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So, spectators could be forgiven for thinking this was all a master plan, that Jokic was disguising a pass as a shot in an act of four-dimensional chess.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
Forget about Greenland, the 51st state of Canada and the Gulf of America and keep focused on the real threat of funding tax cuts for the rich by cutting Medicaid, most likely by rolling back the expansion passed as part of the Affordable Care Act.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
The right sports bra should be soft but structured, snug but breathable, and—for me—cute enough to pass as a top, like the Vuori AllTheFeels bra ($58).
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
In short, Flim Flam Flanagan was a Democrat trying to pass as… an American, a normal American.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2025
Forget about Greenland, the 51st state of Canada and the Gulf of America and keep focused on the real threat of funding tax cuts for the rich by cutting Medicaid, most likely by rolling back the expansion passed as part of the Affordable Care Act.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
The right sports bra should be soft but structured, snug but breathable, and—for me—cute enough to pass as a top, like the Vuori AllTheFeels bra ($58).
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025
In short, Flim Flam Flanagan was a Democrat trying to pass as… an American, a normal American.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Pass as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20as. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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