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Examples of passing in a Sentence
After her husband's passing, she moved to a smaller house.
We all mourned his passing.
Recent Examples of passing from the Web
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The numbers of protesters, though, are declining with the passing weeks, and the toll of the demonstrations continues to rise.
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After struggling to throw the football last season and being benched in favor of Book during the Citrus Bowl, Wimbush has worked on his mechanics, footwork and grown more comfortable in the passing game to take the lead in the competition.
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Burial will take place in Exeter Center Cemetery in Exeter, Maine, at the time of her sister's passing.
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Our Cover Story is reported by Barry Petersen: Take a drive across America and along with the mountains and rivers, a big part of the passing scenery is of self-storage facilities.
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Some production in the passing game from a position that hasn't been heavily used in Ohio State's offense.
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Kids’ Quarterback Challenge: Test your passing skills.
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Although he's provided limited production in the passing game, his run blocking has been an important part of the offense the past two seasons.
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Add in new tight end Virgil Green, a great blocker who the Chargers also think can contribute in the passing game, and this group is simply one of the best on the team.
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First Known Use of passing
14th century
passing Synonyms
Synonyms
curtains, death, decease, demise, dissolution, doom, end, exit, expiration, fate, grave, great divide, passage, quietus, sleep;
Related Words
martyrdom, self-destruction, self-murder, self-slaughter, suicide;
Definition of passing
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: going by or past
- a passing pedestrian
2
: having a brief duration
- a passing whim
4
: superficial
- a passing acquaintance
- a passing resemblance
5 a
: of, relating to, or used in or for the act or process of passing
- passing lanes
b
: given on satisfactory completion of an examination or course of study
- a passing grade
Examples of passing in a Sentence
Someone called out from a passing car.
She sells flowers to passing motorists.
Let's hope that these shoes are just a passing fad.
a passing phase in childhood
Recent Examples of passing from the Web
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And a 32-yard catch by junior Nick Krumm, mostly a special teams player, from fourth-string QB Mickey Macius was the day’s longest passing play.
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A La Cañada man who had just driven onto the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway at Berkshire Avenue lost control of his Dodge Viper and struck the center of a passing big rig truck twice.
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Not only were there a vast array of strategies playing out in real time, but by race’s end, there was more passing than the last two years and a track-record 12 lead changes between a track-record nine different leaders.
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The twins and longtime teammate Alex Edler first hooked up on a pretty passing play during the second period.
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Hold close to your heart the response of individuals, civic institutions, responders, and the larger New England community, but the incident should remain a passing blot on a proud history of sweat and inspiration.
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Margaret and especially Helen feel beholden to help the young man and pass along some information delivered by Henry as a passing remark about Bast’s current job.
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Walker should get plenty of opportunities to improve an already solid 3-point stroke thanks to the passing prowess of point guard/wing-distributor/point forward Ben Simmons. 25.
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Brunson also boasts sharp passing abilities, leading the Wildcats with 4.6 assists per game.
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First Known Use of passing
14th century
passing Synonyms
Synonyms
brief, ephemeral, evanescent, flash, fleeting, fugitive, impermanent, momentary, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory;
Antonyms
ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending;
Near Antonyms
Examples of passing in a Sentence
a passing strange turn of events
First Known Use of passing
14th century
passing Synonyms
Synonyms
achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, mortally, most, much, particularly, real, really, right, roaring, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, uncommonly, vastly, very, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly;
Antonyms
Related Words
absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly;
exceptionally, notably, remarkably;
considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially;
appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly;
astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally;
Phrases
a lot, as all get-out, good and;
PASSING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of passing for English Language Learners
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: the act of moving toward and beyond something
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: a person's death
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: the act of officially approving a bill, law, etc.
passing
Definition of passing for English Language Learners
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: moving past someone or something
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—used to talk about time that is going past
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: lasting for only a short time
PASSING Defined for Kids
Definition of passing for Students
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: going by or past
- passing cars
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: lasting only for a short time
- a passing fad
3
: showing haste or lack of attention
- a passing glance
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: used for going past
- passing lanes
5
: showing satisfactory work in a test or course of study
- a passing mark
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