passing note
noun
: a nonharmonic tone interposed between essential harmonic tones of adjacent chords
called also passing tone
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The art of getting distracted in class was almost entirely analog — writing and passing notes, doodling in notebooks or textbooks, whispering or signaling to friends, throwing pencils up into those porous ceiling tiles.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Social Media Is the New Hallway For Gen Alpha, Snapchat is what passing notes used to be.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Restricting phone use during school hours may remove a source of classroom distraction — kids might have to resort to passing notes!
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The production by Bernard H. Hyman, with John Emerson as associate producer, deserves more than passing note.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Social Media Is the New Hallway For Gen Alpha, Snapchat is what passing notes used to be.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Restricting phone use during school hours may remove a source of classroom distraction — kids might have to resort to passing notes!
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The production by Bernard H. Hyman, with John Emerson as associate producer, deserves more than passing note.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for passing note
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“Passing note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20note. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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