passes up

present tense third-person singular of pass up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes up
Verb
  • If Taiwan refuses to capitulate in a quarantine or blockade, an invasion could follow.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Selma Blair refuses to sugarcoat what life with multiple sclerosis looks like.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If Giolito rejects the offer and signs with another team, the Red Sox would receive a draft pick after the fourth round as compensation.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The business software maker on Wednesday unveiled an optimistic, multiyear financial roadmap that rejects the sluggish-growth narrative that has been dogging the stock.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Overall, the most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation, driven especially by agricultural expansion and intensification and logging, the IUCN said.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Prices up 2% but concessions show declines, especially condos (-11%).
    Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Passes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20up. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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