REPASSES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

repasses

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present tense third-person singular of repass

as in lays down

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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
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

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The leader who takes bodyful ownership of their life and enacts disciplined practices to sense its rhythms will not only enjoy greater harmony and wellbeing but bring greater coherence to their work and to their world.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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

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The lobster fishing industry, based mostly in Maine, has pushed back, saying the claim inaccurately portrays it as a threat to whales and constitutes defamation that has caused economic harm.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Last week, the state of New York sued Kalshi to stop it from operating in the state, arguing that the platform constitutes unlicensed gambling.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of constitutes

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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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But once the residence passes building inspection, the homeowner could enclose the underneath space, creating a ground-level story.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Both passes deflected off a player, the first off WR Terrace Marshall and the second off WR Tutu Atwell.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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