repasses

verb

present tense third-person singular of repass
as in lays down

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  1. brings about
  2. enacts
  3. constitutes
  4. effects
  5. passes
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  • El Niño is a natural warming of Pacific Ocean sea water that brings about weather extremes around the world.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Blending horror with comedy, the Apple TV show takes place in a fictitious New England island town afflicted by a centuries-old curse that brings about supernatural evils.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of brings about
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  • Trump quickly enacts a temporary 10% global levy using a different law.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Undaunted, Demczur used his squeegee blade to carve a hole in the plaster so the men could kick through the wall to escape—a process Demczur re-enacts for the series.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of enacts
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  • Minors will still be able to use filters that mimic makeup and smoothing effects, Meta says, and that as the measures roll out, what constitutes a bannable filter will come into focus.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The question of what even constitutes a gallery, and by extension a museum, comes to animate the overall design.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of constitutes
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  • Still, stakeholders are unsure what effects a veto override will have.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Here, The Athletic outlines United’s debt picture and what effects this latest refinancing may have.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of effects
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  • Susan is appropriately horrified, but once her disgust passes, the now-exes share a tender moment.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The equinox occurs when the sun’s center passes through the imaginary line from the north to the south.
    — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Repasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repasses. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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