passed
Americanadjective
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having completed the act of passing.
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having received a passing grade on an examination or test or successfully completed a school course, year, or program of study.
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Finance. noting a dividend not paid at the usual dividend date.
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U.S. Navy. having successfully completed an examination for promotion, and awaiting a vacancy in the next grade.
a passed chief engineer.
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Etymology
Origin of passed
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; pass + -ed 2
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West Virginia passed a data-center law last year, House Bill 2014, that is meant to attract large-scale data centers by shifting regulatory control to the state.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Although she couldn’t say when the legislation would come to a final vote, Hernandez said she’d like to see it passed soon to allow landlords time to implement changes by next summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Ford, Pfizer and Verizon are among 11 stocks that passed a screen of the S&P 500 for high dividend yields that are expected to be well covered by the companies’ free cash flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
It remains unclear what information Alice Huang - who is also known as Huang Le - allegedly passed to Beijing, how valuable it was, or when she is believed to have begun gathering intelligence.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
A cloud passed, and the full glare of the sun fell on this year’s 1904 models of the Case Agitator threshing machine.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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