as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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1
as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
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2
as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before
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Recent Examples of pass (over)
Helen Regan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Yet, even healthy seniors were frequently passed over.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
There were people that were out at the rideshare as bullets were passing over their head.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
The sole exception is that the hosts of The View were passed over in this category in favor of Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb, hosts of Today With Hoda & Jenna (NBC).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
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Tens of millions of people could be impacted by the storm, which is expected to pass over parts of the Asian island nation before heading toward the major cities of Hong Kong and Macau, and mainland China’s Guangdong Province.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Yet, even healthy seniors were frequently passed over.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
There were people that were out at the rideshare as bullets were passing over their head.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
The sole exception is that the hosts of The View were passed over in this category in favor of Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb, hosts of Today With Hoda & Jenna (NBC).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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