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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Origin of passed
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; pass + -ed 2
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That bill, brought by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, was not passed by the House of Lords in April after an unprecedented number of suggested amendments delayed its progress until it ran out of time.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
When imagination fails, the boys fall back on “formats”—copy-and-paste scripts traded online and passed phone to phone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
TONOPAH, Nev. — Some years ago, Harry Chahal and his wife were on a trip to Las Vegas when, like countless motorists before and since, they passed through this high desert speck of a town.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Had he made that announcement a few hours earlier, maybe Congress could have passed some sort of brief extension before jetting off.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026
They simply passed through, hunting freely as everyone did in the Forest, and unaware that Torak and Fa hunted here too.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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