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pass over

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to take no notice of; disregard

    they passed me over in the last round of promotions

  2. (intr, preposition) to disregard (something bad or embarrassing)

    we shall pass over your former faults

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pass over Idioms  
  1. See pass by , def. 2.

  2. See pass away .


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Here he opened the scoring inside three minutes, racing through from halfway to score after being released by Warren Zaire-Emery's pass over the top.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

A double team pinned Doncic close to the baseline and the guard nearly hopped out of bounds while slinging a one-handed pass over his head to Hachimura, who splashed the shot.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2025

Melissa is forecast to pass over Cuba by Wednesday before moving through the Antillas Mayores and out into the Atlantic.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2025

During the whole lifetime, SPO will repeatedly pass over both poles, with extended high-latitude observation windows lasting more than 1000 days.

From Science Daily Oct. 14, 2025

“May the storm pass over us, and leave us hale and unharmed,” he said, and knocked the drink back.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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