repassing

Definition of repassingnext
present participle of repass

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Verb
  • McDavid reached 1,220 career points, passing Jeremy Roenick, Larry Murphy and Jean Beliveau to advance to 47th on the NHL list.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Other demands from the Iranian delegation included the release of $6 billion in frozen assets, guarantees around its nuclear program and the right to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But her institutional leadership—as a long-serving dean of Yale Law School, and the new president of the Ford Foundation—truly models the moral imperative and practical power of enacting justice.
    Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • After hearing from many construction unions who said the building of these mammoth data centers produce jobs, Solis struck from her original motion on the table any possibility of enacting a moratorium on new centers proposed for unincorporated county communities.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rising consumer costs are not just effecting humans, but our furry family members too.
    Audrina Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • These changes have resulted in further voter disenfranchisement, disproportionately effecting Black and Hispanic voters.
    Allison Mashell Mitchell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Tom Steyer is too focused on bringing about idealistic policy outcomes to be sensitive to the worldly conditions that will make their implementation detrimental.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In 1946, the organization renamed itself as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to reflect the increasingly global aspects of the organization, and in 1947, the Bulletin introduced the Doomsday Clock as a metaphor for how close civilization is to bringing about its own destruction.
    Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Angola is a Christian-majority country, with Catholics constituting approximately 49% of the population.
    Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
  • These final days of Lent, constituting the most solemn season of the ecclesiastical year, will commemorate the passion and death of Christ.
    From staff reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Repassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repassing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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