pass (down)

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Verb
  • Having come within an overtime goal of the summit three years ago, the Gophers’ fan base is starving for the first new NCAA title banner to hang inside 3M Arena at Mariucci since a wunderkind named Thomas Vanek willed Minnesota to a title in 2003.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Ladytron willed themselves into existence some 25 years ago, writing their names in the residue of icy-hot heroes like Kraftwerk, Soft Cell, and Gina X.
    Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Also hands down, the best mom… according to our kids…and me.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Her spending also ticked up, bringing her cash on hand down to just more than $54,000.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then Cash made another surprising move by leaving Vilade in to hit against Gaddis rather than pinch-hitting lefty Jake Fraley, and that also paid off when Vilade delivered an RBI single up the middle.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The country’s labor market didn’t come to a standstill, as was the case in other countries in the region such as the United Arab Emirates where the vast majority of workers are migrants who tried to leave, but for Rozen, something new and troubling was laid bare.
    Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This relativist turn in anthropology gained ground in succeeding decades, as the discipline became ever more attentive to the specificity of cultures, and increasingly wary of universal claims about the human condition.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • The Winter Park Crew turned in an impressive performance last past weekend at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association Sweep Championships, winning the overall state scholastic team championship for the 14th year in a row and repeating as women’s youth team champions.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • All the comedy was that flick of the wrist writing and the way that the lines were conveyed.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 May 2026
  • The film spotlights Hathaway’s ability to articulate the unsaid and to convey what her character does and does not realize about herself.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • But the rapid growth of facial recognition over the last decade has raised concerns among privacy experts who caution that such data can easily be turned over to law enforcement entities or make companies hacking targets.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Trump’s up-and-down relationship with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken a particularly sour turn over the past several months as the Republican president has sought to rally international support for the war in Iran.
    Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Pass (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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