PASSES (OVER) Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of pass (over)

as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over passed over two bridges

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of pass over

as in ignores

to fail to give proper attention to you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice

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as in forgives

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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The spacecraft must launch when the station’s orbital plane passes over the launch site. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 When the lead satellite passes over something big — for example, a glacier — the object’s gravity pulls the lead satellite faster, creating a larger, measurable gap between it and the follower satellite. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The play of the group was highlighted on the Giants’ fourth touchdown drive where running back Devin Singletary caught three passes out of the backfield on Jaxson Dart dump-off passes over the course of four plays that generated 29 yards. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Last season was hampered by an injury to starter Drew Allar, but Penn State has had more than eight passes over 40 yards, in a season, one time in the last six years. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Around 92% of the lunar surface will be covered when the eclipse passes over the KC skies, and the moon will be significantly darker with a slight red hue that can be seen with the naked eye. — Joseph Hernandez august 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Regardless of whether Lala's eye passes over land, its impacts could be significant, AccuWeather Expert Meteorologist Tyler Roys said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 The water passes over or through filtering organs that sift out the solid food. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 The autonomous vehicle then passes over the colorful flames and sparks. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026

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In just over eight hours, the train traverses Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, beginning with the towns of Naperville, Princeton, and Galesburg, Illinois.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026
The Carolinian line heads from Charlotte to Raleigh and up the coast to New York City, and the Piedmont line traverses North Carolina.

— Eva Flowe October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of traverses

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Is Jan Crawford meant to adhere to standards while the editor-in-chief consistently ignores them?

— Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
In Bethany Joy Lenz’s debut fiction novel, a painter spends her days honoring ordinary women the world overlooked — ones whose deaths were caused or enabled by a system that ignores them.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignores

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October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
The orbit decides what follows In low Earth orbit, satellites encounter traces of the atmosphere.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of follows

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Take Málaga’s Monumental Cemetery of San Sebastian, in Spain, which overlooks the typical picturesque Andalusian countryside populated with olive groves.

— Mitchell Gilburne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Today, it’s often read as severe—but this overlooks how much brightness and space these buildings typically hold.

— Alex Eagle, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of overlooks

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When an organization crosses the point where its own product is being built recursively by its own product, the productivity math stops looking like a J-curve and starts looking like a hockey stick.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
With her cover blown anyway, Khosla crosses the powdery dirt yard to the trailer at the chipping yard.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of crosses

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Chenault explains how leaders can establish clear priorities when the stakes are high, encourage employees to speak up about problems, and challenge the status quo.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 27 Oct. 2026
This explains why my breakdown happened during perimenopause along with the unfortunate timing of a lactose intolerance diagnosis (bye-bye, calcium-rich dairy).

— Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2026

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