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Recent Examples of repass
Norris struggled to repass Leclerc for second, after the Ferrari had muscled by with the extra grip afforded by his soft tires at the start, with Leclerc’s stout defending then hindering their chase of Verstappen.
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Senate, which passed congressional and legislative district plans a week ago along party lines, met relatively briefly to repass the congressional plan after it was amended by Democrats in an attempt to secure some Republican support.
—oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The Senate, which passed congressional and legislative district plans a week ago along party lines, met relatively briefly to repass the congressional plan after it was amended by Democrats in an attempt to secure some Republican support.
—oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repass
Verb
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The City Council passed the item by unanimous vote and without discussion.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Mets will reassess after 10 days have passed.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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An interim report from the Royal Commission released in April, which examined the capacity of Australian law enforcement and the security services to respond to antisemitic crimes, recommended that Australia’s leaders prioritize enacting nationally consistent gun laws and a weapons buyback.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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This act interferes greatly with local departments of planning and development for erroneous climate protocols enacted by Ronald Regan.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Verb
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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James Comey was indicted on two felony counts Tuesday, on charges that his Instagram post of seashells arranged as the numbers 8647 constituted a threat on the president.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The soon-to-be 25-year-old outfielder, who served as the Yankees’ DH on Friday, did reach base in his second at-bat, working a seven-pitch, full-count walk, one of two permitted by Misiorowski.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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In 2025, 739 units were permitted that would be affordable to low-income people; the city is supposed to have permitted 788 per year to meet its goal.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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After the old asphalt is removed, crews lay down a base coat followed by a final layer to complete the paving process.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, John went and lay down in a guest room for half of the party, drove himself home and died within the next 12 hours from a brain aneurysm.—
Rebecca Edmisten,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His 76ers won all three to bring about a stunning end to the Celtics’ promising playoff run.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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All were there to see the curtain unveiled behind a monster movie that blended horror and comedy, helped bring about the PG-13 rating, launched Chris Columbus‘ writing career, and introduced a set of rules a generation of movie-watchers lived by.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
Verb
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But a few days later, on a brief holiday near Quebec, she was spotted reenacting the scene, pointing her home-movie camera at her husband and issuing orders in her version of an American accent.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Each spoke about the weight of reenacting moments from a living person’s life; Yarris, now free, was a frequent presence at both table reads and performances.—
Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Silver is effectively trying to legislate effort because his previous incentives rewarded teams for being dumpster fires.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Bellin said legislating around the issue is difficult because lawmakers don’t want to create rules that would exclude evidence truly relevant to any case.—
Maria Sherman,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Repass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repass. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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