PASSES (DOWN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

passes (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pass (down)

as in hands down

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The result leaves Angel City and Seattle both with 24 points in a battle for the eighth spot in the National Women’s Soccer League standings.

— News Service Reports, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026
Whenever one tenant leaves, there’s questions in the community in terms of who’s going to take that space.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

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The effect, say experts in fashion and politics, is a softer look that conveys authority without confrontation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
And Cooke, the season’s MVP of revealing expressions and reaction shots, conveys through Alicent’s uncertain and frightened face at all those butterflies a dawning realization of the betrayal she’s suffered.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveys

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In the movie’s fuzzy metaphysics, Shelley wills herself into the consciousness of a character named Ida (also played by Buckley), a young woman angling for survival in 1930s Chicago — a colorful, dangerous world of bawdy lotharios and lethal gangsters.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The Moon wills the chart and can make a wishy-washy Libra decisive and direct.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026

Definition of wills

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On television, Jones appeared in the TV movie The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance, and made guest turns in the series Dallas, Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince, Sliders and As the World Turns.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Pierce is best known for his Emmy Award-winning performance in Frasier and Broadway turns in Pirates!

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of turns in

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Play contributes to the development of motor coordination, social skills and cognitive flexibility.

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
Those nitrogen oxides combine with volatile organic compounds on hot summer days, and the pollution contributes to climate change and harms human health.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of contributes

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While pre-orders usually begin the Friday following the keynote, this year presents a unique challenge.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Its final act closes the circle, bringing the action back to Sicilia and to the grieving king, whom Paulina presents with a statue of his lost queen.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

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