REPASSES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

repasses

verb

present tense third-person singular of repass

as in lays down

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The organization’s blood supply had fallen by several thousand units in just one week, leading many to worry about the summer season, which typically brings about an increase in trauma injuries, according to the press release.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
For some, the World Cup brings about memories of touching moments with family and friends.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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On just one unchanging set, an old-time concert hall designed by Rachel Hauck and made appropriately ominous, a tiny ensemble enacts a whole Greek tragedy of love and sacrifice that goes from the land of the living to the underworld and back.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
He gets framed by Foster’s kingpin and then enacts a revenge campaign.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 21 July 2026

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Over these six weeks, the standard of on-field refereeing was predictably unpredictable, given the wide range of views that exist in different countries on what constitutes a foul, caution or red card.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
That means astronomers will have to start coming up with better definitions for what constitutes an exomoon versus an exoplanet in the first place.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026

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Here, The Athletic outlines United’s debt picture and what effects this latest refinancing may have.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
The overwhelming amount of digital evidence that both district attorneys and public defenders in Colorado must manage is so dire that state lawmakers created a task force to address the issue, which effects every criminal case in the state.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

Definition of effects

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The church leaders called on lawmakers to retain existing tax exemptions for charitable organizations such as maternity homes, domestic violence shelters and food banks if Amendment 5 passes.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Multiple governments are jostling for sovereignty over the waterway, a crucial economic corridor through which one third of global maritime trade passes every year.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

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