repassing

Definition of repassingnext
present participle of repass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for repassing
Verb
  • Nevertheless, Ferguson appears to be an ascending passing-game weapon.
    Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Recurring parentheticals create nooks on the page, opening portals onto passing thoughts or faraway places (a balmy beach, a portside terrace), while forays into the present tense momentarily suspend narrative time with liveness and immediacy, particularly at moments of heightened emotion.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Yet in his first year back in office, the president made profound progress in enacting his agenda, and women are better off for it.
    Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Just last year, a major overhaul in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was passed as a trailer bill, bypassing many of the normal procedures for enacting legislation.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Cameron Bryan, president of CISD board, said there is a trend of low enrollments effecting North Texas school districts, such as Grapevine-Colleyville.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Even sometimes effecting personal introductions.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This play is bringing about far more resolution than any reunion ever has.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What matters next is the story and the emotion that the story is bringing about.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ryan Poehling challenged Thomas Harley and held onto the puck long enough to free up Alex Killorn for an easy goal, but the officials waived it off because Poehling had skated into DeSmith, constituting goalie interference.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That 28-point plan was rejected by critics as constituting a Ukrainian capitulation.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Repassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repassing. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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