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as in handed
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
could you please pass me the phone?
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2
as in stopped
to come to an end
eventually, the storm passed
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as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
pass your forms to the department head once they're filled out
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as in enacted
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech
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as in happened
to take place
and the destruction of the town came to pass, just as the seer had predicted
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
a presidential candidate who doesn't yet know how it feels to pass the scrutiny of the national press
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as in uttered
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
he'll occasionally pass some insightful comment, but in general he doesn't have much to contribute
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as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
we appreciate the invitation to the party, but we'll have to pass I'll pass on the coffee
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as in flew
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
the finished product isn't perfect, but it will pass
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Recent Examples of passed
Per Assembly Bill 101 which passed in 2021, ethnic studies was supposed to be a graduation requirement for all California students in the class of 2030, those who would be entering high school in fall 2026.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The legislation passed the Senate in December and is awaiting approval in the House.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Although the snowstorm has passed, the freezing temperatures will linger for the rest of the week.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2023, despite Republican control of the state legislature, North Carolina lawmakers voted to expand Medicaid in the state and passed a slew of other pro-rural bills supported by Down Home.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The House narrowly passed the entire spending package, including the DHS spending bill, last week along a mostly party line vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Because the law was passed through reconciliation, or a one-party majority, lawmakers could not eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
As electricity passed through these filaments, electrical resistance caused rapid heating that produced light.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
The bill passed the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The legislation passed the Senate in December and is awaiting approval in the House.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Although the snowstorm has passed, the freezing temperatures will linger for the rest of the week.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2023, despite Republican control of the state legislature, North Carolina lawmakers voted to expand Medicaid in the state and passed a slew of other pro-rural bills supported by Down Home.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The House narrowly passed the entire spending package, including the DHS spending bill, last week along a mostly party line vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Because the law was passed through reconciliation, or a one-party majority, lawmakers could not eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
As electricity passed through these filaments, electrical resistance caused rapid heating that produced light.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
The bill passed the Assembly and is currently in the Senate.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed
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The tall girl arranged her curls behind her ears and handed me three cones with vanilla and chocolate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Cal State Northridge handed UC San Diego’s men’s basketball team its third straight loss Saturday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Department of Justice also stopped investigating the agent, Jonathan Ross, and federal authorities blocked state investigators from participating in the probe.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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After Pretti kicked out the taillight, the vehicle stopped, and a federal officer exited before grabbing Pretti and tackling him to the ground.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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Inside, organizers enacted extreme heat protocols, forcing closure of the retractable roofs over the main arenas and postponement of matches on the uncovered outer courts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lawmakers were pushing a measure, similar to those enacted in Australia and Canada, that would have forced tech giants to pay online publishers for the ransacking, er, use, of their journalistic content.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Thursday's crash happened near the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nevils explains in her book how this message was jarringly confusing and led her to second-guess what had happened, ultimately leading her back to the belief that the nature of the encounter was nothing alarming.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This isn’t a place designed to impress from afar; it’s meant to be felt and experienced.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Diana Moreno, the report’s author, said families visiting Dallas have experienced a more moderate increase in travel costs.—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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On this subject, not a word was uttered by any of the siblings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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It's been over 30 years since McConaughey, 56, first uttered the iconic phrase on screen as David Wooderson in 1993's cult classic Dazed and Confused.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Unlike his friends Fritz Lang and Marlene Dietrich, Gerron refused to leave Germany and was ultimately sent to the Theresienstadt (Terezin) Ghetto, along with many other cultural icons of his time.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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In his news conference, Zverev refused to be drawn on his on-court outburst.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Al-Maliki ended his second term in 2014 after the Obama administration’s growing frustration with his security blind spots that saw the rise of the Islamic State in the same year across a large swathe of Iraqi and Syrian territory.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Passed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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