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past tense of pass (over)

passed over

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verb (2)

past tense of pass over

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Recent Examples of passed (over)
Verb
Vakos was invited to attend the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ rookie minicamp, though he was passed over for a veteran kicker. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026 The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency will search for new funding sources for environmental cleanup at a River District property slated for affordable senior housing, after the organization was passed over for a federal grant. Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 As the car passed over the pyrotechnic, colorful sparks and flames emerged from the device. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Back in his coaching career, Cruyff was one of the first managers to be obsessed with the cut of the pitch — a trait that has passed over to his disciples, most notably the exacting Pep Guardiola. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Price and Rinne were selected in their second, with Henrik Zetterberg and Rod Brind’Amour among those passed over again. Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 For Iceland, this solar eclipse is considered especially epic since a total eclipse hasn't passed over the country since 1954, according to the Blue Lagoon, and the next one isn’t predicted to strike until 2196. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026 He was named by Sporting News as the best college basketball player of the decade and passed over in the draft by 28 of 30 NBA teams. Sam Evan Sussman, Vogue, 10 June 2026 Called hydrogenesis, the products from the first step are passed over special catalysts at 320°F (160°C) to make useful molecules like cycloalkanes, dense hydrocarbons, jet-fuel-range molecules. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed (over)
Verb
  • Some traffic traversed the strait on Tuesday, according to data and analytics company Kpler, which verified 41 crossings compared to 36 on Monday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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  • For decades, the Supreme Court had all but ignored the 2nd Amendment, viewing it as a somewhat outdated provision involving militias, akin to the 3rd Amendment.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • As the message was written in Portuguese, Lopes initially ignored it before Aguas followed up again a few months later, this time in English.
    Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • But building civic infrastructure in the form of third places shouldn’t be overlooked.
    Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
  • All of those factors matter, but one of the most powerful drivers of enterprise value is often overlooked.
    Anthony Mastro, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • On Saturday, 19 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in either direction, but only one openly signaled its inbound transit along the Omani coast, Kpler data show.
    Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Unlike last year, however, no Russian drones or missiles crossed the sky above the campsite on their way toward Kyiv.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Formal attire is required, though the cruise line can provide suit jackets for those who don’t have them (or forgot one like me).
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • One unnamed company, per Axios, ran up a $500 million Claude bill in a single month after management forgot to set a usage cap.
    Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Powar explained that these systems are increasingly capable of working independently for extended periods, testing hypotheses, solving problems, and adapting their approach without constant human input.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • George Tzikas, a Sacramento County Regional Parks ranger, explained that the river’s currents can change, and that its underwater topography is often a contributing factor in many rescues.
    Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Those fatalities followed the deaths of at least nine members of Iran’s armed forces in Wednesday’s strikes, according to state media.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Daniels said the family does not believe the shooting was justified.
    CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Any proposal that impacts taxpayers must be carefully examined, clearly justified, and supported by transparency and accountability.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

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“Passed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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