TUNES OUT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

tunes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of tune out

as in passes over

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The spacecraft must launch when the station’s orbital plane passes over the launch site.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
When the lead satellite passes over something big — for example, a glacier — the object’s gravity pulls the lead satellite faster, creating a larger, measurable gap between it and the follower satellite.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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