Pass·over
ˈpas-ˌō-vər 
: a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt
passed over; passing over; passes over
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you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before.
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ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Democrats argue legislation to reopen the government should also extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse Republicans’ Medicaid cuts passed over the summer.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Instead, Tomes fired a pass over the middle and connected with junior Akeed Ali in the end zone.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
After Jamaica, Melissa is forecast to pass over eastern Cuba, bringing up to 10 inches of rain, and then threaten the Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos Islands later in the week.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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The worst of the storm is expected to have passed over Jamaica by Wednesday morning.
—ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
Democrats argue legislation to reopen the government should also extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse Republicans’ Medicaid cuts passed over the summer.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Instead, Tomes fired a pass over the middle and connected with junior Akeed Ali in the end zone.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
After Jamaica, Melissa is forecast to pass over eastern Cuba, bringing up to 10 inches of rain, and then threaten the Bahamas, Turks, and Caicos Islands later in the week.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Passover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Passover. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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Passover
1 of 2 noun
Pass·over
ˈpas-ˌō-vər
: a Jewish holiday celebrated in March or April in honor of the freeing of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt
pass over
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)pas-ˈō-vər
1
: to ignore in passing
2
: to pay no attention to
Etymology
Noun
so called because in Exodus 12:23–27 the Lord passes over the homes of the Israelites in killing the firstborn in Egypt
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