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pass for

Idioms  

  1. Be accepted as or believed to be, usually something that is not so. For example, Jean is 23 but could pass for a teenager, or They thought that copy would pass for an original. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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And you are both taking a risk financially: Whatever you put on paper will only come to pass for one of you.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

An unlimited pass for children ages 5 to 12 will cost $555 for the coming season, Vail said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The Wolves retook the lead eight minutes later, Jeanuel Belocian unpicking the Leipzig defence with a simple pass for Svanberg to score.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Able to pass for decades younger, he now basks in life on the other side of infamy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

With his long dark hair and hooded white chaulnot, riding a spectral with panache and speaking Unseen as though his smoky voice were made for it, Lazlo could almost pass for one of the Tizerkane.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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