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)
Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 14 May 2025
He may have been passed over for the position a few seasons ago, but our bisexual king has enjoyed quite a bit of growth since then.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 May 2025
He was then passed over by the league's 32 teams in ensuing rounds, ultimately being picked by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round on Saturday.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The woman killed by an alligator on a Central Florida lake Tuesday was attacked after her canoe passed over the reptile in shallow water, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Authorities say that two groups of teens were arguing near the school before a brawl broke out near the Bronx Latin School building, NBC New York reported
A gun was passed over to one of the teens involved in the fight and shots were fired into the crowd.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 14 May 2025
He may have been passed over for the position a few seasons ago, but our bisexual king has enjoyed quite a bit of growth since then.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 May 2025
He was then passed over by the league's 32 teams in ensuing rounds, ultimately being picked by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round on Saturday.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article The woman killed by an alligator on a Central Florida lake Tuesday was attacked after her canoe passed over the reptile in shallow water, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Wednesday.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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“Pass (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28over%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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