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pass over

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Verb
In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed. Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 New quarterback Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns in his debut as Penn State had two passes over 40 yards and 14 over 10 yards, a massive improvement from the struggles in previous years. The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The probability of a hurricane passing over any particular point is low, especially farther from the Mexican coast, since most Pacific hurricanes tend to stay closer to Mexico. Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026 Both pass catchers were seen on the field and were expected to be significant contributors after productive campaigns last year, but they were passed over in favor of sophomore Shane Rosenthal. Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass (over)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass (over)
Verb
  • Both locations put the Houthis within firing distance of any ships that attempt to traverse the narrow strait.
    Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Frith has three friends with her when she’s first seen traversing the marshes.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • South Korea shifted to a softer tone under current liberal President Lee Jae Myung, but North Korea has so far ignored Lee's calls to resume diplomacy.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Dwindling visitor traffic and exhibitor numbers — and rising prices per square foot — can no longer be ignored at ready-to-wear, footwear and accessories trade shows around the world.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But although the young crew have strong voices and deliver pretty harmonies, the pop performances sound so processed that you could be forgiven for asking if anyone is doing their own singing.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The scourge of Steve Spurrier Spurrier took too many verbal jabs to list here and took special glee in beating the Dawgs, never forgiving them for beating his Florida Gators in his 1966 senior season, ruining their SEC championship hopes.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Hering and Wundt illusions are examples of how straight lines can appear curved if intersecting lines cross them at a certain angle.
    Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Backlog stands at $496 billion, growing triple digits, and AWS's AI business and custom chips business each crossed a $25 billion annual run rate.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Silence by artists in the face of genocide and apartheid will not be forgotten.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And don’t forget to carry the one … or many signs to the new building.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That contradiction is harder to overlook in Lee’s latest tale of immigrant striving, American Hagwon.
    Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Ashford Castle, overlooking Lough (lake) Corrib in the Irish county of Mayo, has been around since the year 1228, but don’t go expecting an old-fashioned experience.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Catcher Caden Bodine had plenty of reasons to be excited about how his first season in the Rays organization went, following a December trade from Baltimore.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • General Daily Insight for September 20, 2026 Today may refuse to follow the script.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One month before the Pentagon announced its first equity stake in a company, its top lawyer asked the White House to explain why the deal wouldn’t break the law.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kane also introduced some new styles, like the asymmetrical axe bag in white leather, and the chop, a smaller, curved shoulder bag style, both centered on the idea of cutting away at a Mulberry tree to promote new growth, Kane explained backstage.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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