PASSING (OVER) Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of passing (over)

present participle of pass (over)

as in crossing

to make one's way through, across, or over passed over two bridges

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passing over

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verb (2)

present participle of pass over

as in ignoring

to fail to give proper attention to you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice

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as in overlooking

to dismiss as of little importance I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before

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The August 12 eclipse swept across the Northern Hemisphere, traveling from Russia to Spain and passing over parts of Greenland, Iceland and Portugal. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026 Some residents said the number of planes passing over their homes dropped from more than 20 per day to only a few. — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 With eclipses passing over the country three years in a row, Spain is well on its way to cementing its reputation as a premier astrotourism destination. — Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026 The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota, an island of 2,000 people in the Northern Mariana Islands. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 On Wednesday, there is a significant chance of more thunderstorms likely to redevelop along a cold front passing over far eastern Illinois and northwest Indiana, officials said. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Eilmer managed to glide a good 600 feet, passing over the city wall before crash-landing in a small valley near the river Avon. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 June 2026 At about the same time, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for south-central Clay County and northwestern Jackson County as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was passing over the metro. — Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026 Jupiter's moons are in a chain of orbital resonances that could only have formed by the moons tugging gently on each other in passing over a long period of time, and crater records also suggest that Jupiter's moons are very, very old. — Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing (over)

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Chavez delivered the animals to an undercover agent hours after crossing the border and was paid $2,600 in cash.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The Road Ahead Stripe has agreed to buy a position in the path where AI money moves, and the price says the market now values that position above much of the traffic crossing it.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossing

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Focusing on just the GPUs themselves—ignoring solar panels, cooling systems, and the rest of the server and networking devices—can at least provide a starting point.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Among various allegations, the suits claim the federal permitting process was accelerated, ignoring critical risks like low-river saltwater intrusion and localized air, noise and traffic pollution.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignoring

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Too often, people focus on immediate results while overlooking the value of long-term relationships.

— Thomas Harker, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Meals are served beneath Murano-glass chandeliers in Sala 4 Continenti, a frescoed dining room, while lighter fare is offered in the tisaneria, an herbal-tea lounge overlooking the mountains.

— Ken Gawrych, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlooking

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Because creating that avenue was a theme of loss and remembering and what forgetting or remembering means for a character.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Really, the challenge as an actor is forgetting all the playfulness, ambition and tone around it, or even the books and the research and just playing the truth of it.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of forgetting

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Hong Kong’s position as a once-outspoken corner of China has been upended in recent years by a national security crackdown following huge and often violent democracy protests that convulsed the city in 2019.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The city also recognized the frustration some residents had following the July 18 bus crash and encouraged them to submit formal claims.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of following

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But many residents worry that the festive mood and infrastructure works risk papering over the security crisis that still affects their daily lives.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The improvement between Gemini 2 and Gemini 3 may be papering over a more serious flaw.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of papering over

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