overpasses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of overpass
1
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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2
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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3
as in ignores
to fail to give proper attention to army officers who had been unjustly overpassed for promotion

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overpasses

2 of 2

noun

plural of overpass
as in underpasses

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  1. overlooks
  2. exceeds
  3. ignores
  4. interchanges
  5. forgives
  6. surpasses
  7. forgets
  8. intersections
Verb
  • Take Málaga’s Monumental Cemetery of San Sebastian, in Spain, which overlooks the typical picturesque Andalusian countryside populated with olive groves.
    — Mitchell Gilburne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Today, it’s often read as severe—but this overlooks how much brightness and space these buildings typically hold.
    — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of overlooks
Verb
  • On the mound for Milwaukee was Misiorowski, a beanstalk of a pitcher whose fastball routinely exceeds a hundred and three miles per hour.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The panel exceeds 100% sRGB, as many OLED monitors do, which can occasionally result in an overblown image.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of exceeds
Verb
  • Is Jan Crawford meant to adhere to standards while the editor-in-chief consistently ignores them?
    — Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In Bethany Joy Lenz’s debut fiction novel, a painter spends her days honoring ordinary women the world overlooked — ones whose deaths were caused or enabled by a system that ignores them.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignores
Noun
  • Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange.
    — Rose Evans June 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
Definition of interchanges
Verb
  • After learning this, Ayad very quickly forgives this man who hit him.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Patrick Clancy forgives his ex-wife In the days after the tragedy, Patrick wrote tributes to each of his three children and decided to publicly forgive Lindsay.
    — Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgives
Verb
  • Tarrant County saw a dip in early voters on Wednesday, but the number of people turning out locally still surpasses Texas’ last midterm election.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Brady, who has 187 regular-season victories, surpasses Hall of Famer Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (186) for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpasses
Verb
  • Fire comes where there’s no water, but everyone forgets that.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Gen either forgets or ignores the request, so Kat has to do it herself.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of forgets
Noun
  • Safety and visibility along the corridor were central discussion points, with officials calling for lighting at intersections and campus drives and along the street and walkway up to Swepco Road.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Her work draws on her experience across Indigenous film, television and media, using comedy and character-driven storytelling to explore the strange intersections between island communities and larger cultural institutions.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
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