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as in overlooks
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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as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of
a filmmaker whose technical bravura overpasses his ability to tell a coherent story
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as in ignores
to fail to give proper attention to
army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpasses
Verb
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There is plenty more to discover in Saadiyat, where the 295-room Jumeirah Saadiyat Island, which overlooks the Gulf, makes for a sumptuous home base.—
John Arlidge,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026 -
The focus on treatment over vaccination also overlooks the fact that no measles infection is risk-free.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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The company’s annual revenue now exceeds $35 million and has grown sevenfold in the past year, according to Proner.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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This far exceeds other similar devices.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Importantly, the survey also points to a potential de-escalator that Carlson ignores.—
Robert Pape,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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If someone ignores your text, try asking a follow-up question (or calling them, because tone may travel poorly over screens).—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bottom line There is no federal program that directly forgives or restructures credit card debt, but that doesn't mean borrowers are stuck.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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This roster surpasses the 228 American athletes who competed at PyeongChang in the 2018 Winter Games — though Summer Olympic teams are even bigger.—
Taylor Johnston,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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This price also surpasses the highest price ever paid for the even-more-expensive FXX Evo that followed the FXX, which is $6,060,959 (CHF 5,236,250) set by RM Sotheby's in Zurich in October 2025.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Jan. 2026
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Alesia forgets to add sugar to the mixture.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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In making introductions, Francesca freezes, then forgets her own name.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
15 Jan. 2026
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The last of the interchanges on that docket is the one at State Street — though ITD is now considering interchange work further north.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Sep. 2025
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These changes would ensure a more merciful society, one that pardons in the name not of a sovereign president, but of the people.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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May 29 — In one of many conciliatory moves toward the hip-hop community, Trump pardons Young Boy NBA on a guns conviction.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Overpasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpasses. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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