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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  • What’s more, Sorrell notes that carbs are also the only macronutrient that contain fiber (a large russet brings about four grams if eaten skin-on).
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Poetry is a form that relies on—or brings about—the failure of language.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of brings about
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  • The legislation enacts new work requirements and greater vetting for Medicaid, the low-income program that thousands of Alaskans depend on for healthcare.
    — Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the network enacts the decision, as other genes are activated or suppressed farther downstream, but isn’t active in it.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of enacts
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  • Steve Earle has a minor role as another Tulsa-area journalist who pushes back on some of Lee’s assumptions of what constitutes good work.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But how much genetic change constitutes complete domestication?
    — Ornob Alam, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 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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  • The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both tests.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • No other quarterback this season has more than four TD passes without a turnover with backups Drew Lock and Marcus Mariota pulling that off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
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