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passade

American  
[puh-seyd] / pəˈseɪd /

noun

Manège.
  1. a turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same ground.


passade British  
/ pæˈseɪd /

noun

  1. dressage the act of moving back and forth in the same place

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Etymology

Origin of passade

1650–60; < French < Italian passata. See pass, -ade 1

Example Sentences

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Specifically, there is no sign of a wooden object nor is there footage of someone kicking Magnitz to the ground, Frank Passade, a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office, said.

From Fox News

Frank Passade, spokesman for the public prosecutor's office, said the footage showed Mr Magnitz likely sustained his head injuries when he hit the ground, and not from being kicked on the ground.

From BBC

“We assume that all of the injuries are the result of the fall,” said Frank Passade, a spokesman for the state’s attorney’s office in Bremen, which is investigating the assault.

From New York Times

“We are a glad to have a video recording of the event: We actually can see what really happened and exclude a number of things that were the object of speculation,” Mr. Passade said.

From New York Times

A political animus, Mr. Passade said, is “one possibility among several.”

From New York Times