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verb (1)

Definition of pass (over)next
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over passed over two bridges

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verb (2)

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)
Verb
They had just gotten passed over for coverage by a reporter who had covered their space for years at a major publication. — Parry Headrick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Video shared on social media shows one of the team's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets making an unusually low pass over the shoreline before banking away over the Gulf. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Video shared online showed beachgoers cheering as two Blue Angels jets with the flight demonstration team made a low pass over Pensacola Beach on Wednesday. — Stephen Sorace , Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026 Since then, however, Howell has only thrown 14 passes over the past two seasons. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass (over)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass (over)
  1. traverse
  2. ignore
  3. forgive
  4. cross
  5. forget
  6. overlook
  7. follow
  8. explain
Verb
  • Around 100 commercial vessels traversed the strait on a typical day before the war.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • In your periphery to the left, a spacewalker traverses the exterior of the station.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of traverse
Verb
  • The aftermath of the fire has been litigious, with tenants accusing companies of not maintaining safety systems, ignoring complaints about fireworks and failing to secure the property after the fire.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • The fact that those foreign students often want to stay in the US to contribute to either scientific or commercial endeavors is ignored.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Definition of ignore
Verb
  • And in a sign that all may truly be forgiven, ESPN reported that not long after Kiffin bailed for Baton Rouge Golding bought his house in Oxford.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The 6-Step Forgiveness Rehearsal Kimmel's research points to a simple forgiveness practice anyone can try, whether or not the other person ever finds out that they’ve been forgiven.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of forgive
Verb
  • This is only the second lottery prize to cross the $650 million mark so far this year, behind only the ongoing Mega Millions jackpot.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of cross
Verb
  • With just one year left on his contract and a 2025 season worth forgetting, a bounce-back will be big for him in 2026.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • Skubal pitched in a major-league game only 38 days after surgery, a feat that almost feels forgotten given all that has happened around him.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of forget
Verb
  • The album that followed a couple of years later has become such an enormous phenomenon, one that somehow grows more beloved with each passing decade, that the impact of 1975’s Fleetwood Mac has been somewhat overlooked.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • In September 2025 Roki delivered a new level of luxury to Queenstown with this stunner of an all-suite hotel overlooking Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps, just two minutes from town.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of overlook
Verb
  • Some believe Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob cares more about maximizing their long-term future following Curry’s eventual retirement than maximizing their current present with Curry still playing at an All-Star caliber level.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • January 20 – February 18 Your message may need more discipline before people can follow it.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of follow
Verb
  • The enterprise fund is generated from airport user fees, such as airline terminal rents, aircraft landing fees, parking revenues and rental car customer facility charges, Johnson explained.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Indefinite Causal Order Quantum systems often display behaviors that are difficult to explain with classical physics.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of explain

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

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