pass as
phrasal verb
passed as; passing as; passes as
1
: to cause people to believe that one is (someone or something that one is not)
He thought he could pass as an adult.
2
: to be accepted or regarded as (something)
the ancient practices that once passed as science
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There were young women with puffy jackets and pompom hats, middle-aged women who could have been coming straight from a business lunch, young men furtively removing their black tactical gear under the cover of a tree to pull on red MAGA sweatshirts to pass as mere Trump supporters.
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
The 1798 act is one of four laws passed as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts during the presidency of John Adams.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Game after game passed as Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson healed from a fractured fibula.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Johnson’s inability to get the increase passed as part of the eventual spending agreement frustrated Trump, according to multiple sources, leaving open the possibility that the president-elect would not publicly back him in the Speaker race.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
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Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
The 1798 act is one of four laws passed as part of the Alien and Sedition Acts during the presidency of John Adams.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Game after game passed as Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson healed from a fractured fibula.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Johnson’s inability to get the increase passed as part of the eventual spending agreement frustrated Trump, according to multiple sources, leaving open the possibility that the president-elect would not publicly back him in the Speaker race.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Pass as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20as. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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