Thesaurus results for PASSED (FOR)

passed (for)

verb

past tense of pass (for)

as in pretended

to present a false appearance of in public they pass for being a loving couple, but in reality they are only friends

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Police later determined that Bianchi and Buono often pretended to be off-duty police officers to lure their victims.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
The wild videos of Daejon Love, the 35-year-old man who pretended to be a 49ers receiver.

— Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of pretended

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Because the robotic arm was meant to work in zero gravity, a room that simulated a weightless environment was built to test it.

— Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
Astronomers simulated four Milky Way-sized galaxies without any dark matter clumps, then peppered them with roughly 15,000 stellar streams.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of simulated

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Close relatives of Cabrera and Vela Gonzalez initially assumed ICE would clear up the issue.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The resulting knowledge could eventually contribute to long-duration space missions, where reliable food production would be essential but natural sunlight, soil and stable environmental conditions cannot be assumed.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of assumed

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Organizers said the goal is to create a public record of how enforcement has affected families, schools, businesses and communities, and eventually use those accounts to push for government oversight and accountability.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
The closure affected more than 1,300 flights and 200,000 passengers.

— Henry Austin, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

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