passed (over) 1 of 2

past tense of pass (over)

passed over

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verb (2)

past tense of pass over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of passed (over)
Verb
In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed. Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026 Both pass catchers were seen on the field and were expected to be significant contributors after productive campaigns last year, but they were passed over in favor of sophomore Shane Rosenthal. Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The Authority said 489,255 vehicles passed over the bridge in June 2026. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026 He’s particularly drawn to episodes that are discomforting for his countrymen—the Dreyfus Affair, and, a recent obsession, French accommodation in Nazi rule during the Occupation, a national embarrassment that was long passed over in silence. David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Shortly after being passed over, she was presented with Alias. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 Tomlin played the brilliant Violet Newstead, a widow who was passed over for a promotion despite being the most qualified person for the job. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 Painter, who had been passed over for a rotation spot in late July so the Phillies could try a 32-year-old rookie named Brian Keller, returned to the majors a few days before the trade deadline in what could have been a mere cameo. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 While Springsteen continues to record and release new music, much of it has been passed over by the Recording Academy in favor of newer, younger acts. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed (over)
Verb
  • The starry event has traversed the globe from New York City to London to Paris to LA and with each location the celebration of fashion, celebrity, and performance has reached new heights.
    Glamour, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To find their bodies, that afternoon Comella and other firemen traversed the steep, smoldering steel mountain using a series of ladders, a process not unlike the way trekkers negotiate the treacherous Khumbu ice fall at the base of Mount Everest.
    Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kraft argued that Macklemore’s presentation of the Israel-Hamas war ignored the actions of Hamas and contributed to divisiveness and hate.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Trump ignored warnings that Iran would respond by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and attacking our allies and bases in the region.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The London gallery Ben Elwes Fine Art has been hard at work the past few years shedding light on the career of Alejandro Mario Yllanes, a Bolivian painter who studied under Diego Rivera and whose work has been overlooked until recently.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • While his injuries may make incarceration unlikely, the seriousness of his conduct cannot be overlooked.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As the freshman crossed into the end zone, the stadium went dead silent in shock.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The team calculated a combined measure of heat and humidity that sets a lethal limit for modern endotherms and found that threshold was never crossed anywhere in their Cretaceous simulations.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Years later, Quan never forgot the impact Spielberg had on his career, giving him his start so young.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Long met the late Michael Jackson decades ago, through Singleton, and never forgot it.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Now, in a new interview with GQ Hong Kong, Tesfaye has clarified those comments and explained his strike-that-reverse-it stance.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Lynn explained that her daughter, who is a disabled veteran, earns roughly $70,000 a year between her VA disability compensation and her Social Security Disability Insurance.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That’s one of the basic rules outlined in the New York Times Crossword submission guidelines and a convention followed by just about every major crossword outlet.
    New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The film followed the trials of a struggling keyboardist who gets hold of a magical synthesizer, only to lose it and embark on a picaresque journey to get it back.
    Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the seriousness of the collision justified murder charges.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • As generative AI has become capable of handling much of the work that once justified junior content hires, startups had an obvious reason to postpone building communications teams.
    Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Passed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28over%29. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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