pass
verb (used with object)
to move past; go by.
are passing
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present progressiveof pass.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Corporate America is getting hit by healthcare sticker shock—and companies are passing a greater share of the cost on to workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
At Keighley's shopping centre, inside the vaccination clinic, nurses are passing around biscuits.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“It makes me very sad to realize that the best years of my life are passing by like this,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
"There's less supply at a time when consumers want devices and the memory guys are passing along huge price increases," Cook said, deeming the spike in prices a "hundred-year flood."
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Sir. Your visitors from High Command are passing through security, sir. They will be here shortly.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
