1
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
to keep peace in the family, he was forced to overpass his in-laws' frequent put-downs
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2
as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
a filmmaker whose technical bravura overpasses his ability to tell a coherent story
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3
as in to forget
to fail to give proper attention to
army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion
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as in crossing
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Recent Examples of overpass
Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Crews are currently building a second overpass over Agoura Road.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Prior court decisions and guidance from the Department of Justice have set up hurdles to overcome before the court is forced to overpass a reporter’s privilege to protect sources.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
The crossing there is in a high-traffic area near downtown Vista with little room for an overpass or underpass.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Crews are currently building a second overpass over Agoura Road.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpass
Verb
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The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 28,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Here, the eclipse occurs high in the sky, with durations exceeding 4 minutes near the Strait of Gibraltar.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Prospect left a trail of wreckage exceeding anything the state’s healthcare industry had ever endured.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Wilson has almost been forgotten and could make the difference.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Bianca is her oldest and people forget that sometimes, caught up in the Jayden story.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Those named included civilian employees, school safety officers, traffic enforcement officers and crossing guards.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other oil companies paid an excess of $3 million in addition to the crossing fee to accelerate their passage in the face of soaring oil prices.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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Mattresses While often overlooked, mattresses benefit from regular care to stay fresh.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
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Of those, 29 were acts of vandalism, surpassing the previous state record of 25 and marking the highest number of antisemitic property crimes ever documented in Georgia.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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South Korea’s Samsung saw its market capitalization surpass $1 trillion as demand for semiconductors soared; fellow chipmaker SK Hynix also reached a record high, while Alphabet leapt on news of a $200 billion deal with Anthropic.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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The Mixmaster, an interchange where Interstate 84 and Route 8 meet in Waterbury, was planned and designed in the late 1940s through the 1950s, constructed in the 1960s, and opened for public use in 1968.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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Crews are now focused on rehabilitating the connector at the busy interchange after completing major work along the main highway.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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After losing a child far too young, a parent might be forgiven for turning away from the world, shrinking in their grief.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The findings provide a backdrop to the city’s latest ask of voters to forgive roughly $2 million in small-business taxes.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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“Overpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpass. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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