as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
passed over two bridges
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1
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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2
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)
Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Congressional Democrats’ budget proposals would preserve the Obamacare tax credits, which were extended to higher-income households in 2021, and undo Medicaid cuts Congress passed over the summer.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
The chain is routed through the center of the buoy, passes over a gypsy wheel, and descends again, while excess chain hangs freely to accommodate movement.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
As coronal mass ejections pass over Earth, their magnetic field can interact with Earth’s magnetic field.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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Seven officers reported that gunfire had passed over or struck near them.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2025
Congressional Democrats’ budget proposals would preserve the Obamacare tax credits, which were extended to higher-income households in 2021, and undo Medicaid cuts Congress passed over the summer.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2025
The chain is routed through the center of the buoy, passes over a gypsy wheel, and descends again, while excess chain hangs freely to accommodate movement.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
As coronal mass ejections pass over Earth, their magnetic field can interact with Earth’s magnetic field.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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