as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
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as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before
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Recent Examples of pass (over)
Tammy Murga, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
This means the highest latitudes astronauts typically pass over are a little farther north than Vancouver, Canada, and just south of New Zealand's Auckland Islands.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The March 31 episode already set in motion Malcolm’s spinoff storyline: After being passed over for head coach of USC’s baseball team, the assistant coach told his toupee-wearing boss to shove it.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
Second nomination after being passed over in 2023 with their first year of eligibility.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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She was passed over for a promotion to a K-9 assignment, even though the male officer hired for the job had much less experience, and she was placed on leave after a shooting even though she was not involved in the confrontation, the lawsuit said.
—Tammy Murga, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
This means the highest latitudes astronauts typically pass over are a little farther north than Vancouver, Canada, and just south of New Zealand's Auckland Islands.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The March 31 episode already set in motion Malcolm’s spinoff storyline: After being passed over for head coach of USC’s baseball team, the assistant coach told his toupee-wearing boss to shove it.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
Second nomination after being passed over in 2023 with their first year of eligibility.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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