passes (over) 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of pass (over)

passes over

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pass over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of passes (over)
Verb
The play of the group was highlighted on the Giants’ fourth touchdown drive where running back Devin Singletary caught three passes out of the backfield on Jaxson Dart dump-off passes over the course of four plays that generated 29 yards. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Last season was hampered by an injury to starter Drew Allar, but Penn State has had more than eight passes over 40 yards, in a season, one time in the last six years. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Around 92% of the lunar surface will be covered when the eclipse passes over the KC skies, and the moon will be significantly darker with a slight red hue that can be seen with the naked eye. — Joseph Hernandez august 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Regardless of whether Lala's eye passes over land, its impacts could be significant, AccuWeather Expert Meteorologist Tyler Roys said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 The water passes over or through filtering organs that sift out the solid food. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 The autonomous vehicle then passes over the colorful flames and sparks. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026 For about half of this day, feelings are a bit uptight while the Moon passes over Saturn. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 In addition to strong suction power and a self-cleaning brushroll, the Shark Matrix Clean uses a precision grid pattern to take multiple passes over messes, ensuring a deep clean on every square inch of your carpets and hardwood floors. — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes (over)
Verb
  • This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Gen either forgets or ignores the request, so Kat has to do it herself.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Suzanne, the sulky, artistic type, scowls and pointedly ignores their noisy energy.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Patrick Clancy forgives his ex-wife In the days after the tragedy, Patrick wrote tributes to each of his three children and decided to publicly forgive Lindsay.
    — Ross Douthat, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But Hannah, who sees his true good nature, forgives him.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • The plan follows several other measures announced recently — including the economic and tax overhaul, which was approved by Congress but has yet to be ratified as the Constitutional Court reviews complaints filed by opposition parties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • California’s current review of Ladera Ranch follows a 2024 assessment that found no unusual cancer pattern at the county level, though state officials said the available data was limited and did not focus specifically on Ladera Ranch.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The household turns to chaos because the husband prioritizes his business and forgets his wife’s single request.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Memory loss associated with ECT treatment can include retrograde amnesia, in which the patient forgets events in the weeks or months – sometimes, though rarely, even the years – prior to treatment.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sitting within the magnificent 350 acres estate of Ashford Castle, The Lodge at Ashford Castle overlooks magical Lough (lake) Corrib.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That is dismissive of the workers whose livelihoods are at stake and overlooks why maintaining this workforce matters in the first place.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Earth experiences two equinoxes each year — the first in March and the second in September — when the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the sky directly above Earth's equator.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • When the car crosses the auction block on November 21, it is estimated to fetch between $15 million and $20 million.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The discovery explains why attempts in the past to develop hindbrain neurons from ectoderm stem cells failed – those cells had already been locked in as forebrain or midbrain neurons.
    — Mike McRae September 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • First runner-up was Italian director Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral, in which a woman’s estranged mother shows up on her doorstep with a sinister story that explains an incident in their past.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Passes (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20%28over%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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