REPASSES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

repasses

verb

present tense third-person singular of repass

as in lays down

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Blending horror with comedy, the Apple TV show takes place in a fictitious New England island town afflicted by a centuries-old curse that brings about supernatural evils.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
The organization’s blood supply had fallen by several thousand units in just one week, leading many to worry about the summer season, which typically brings about an increase in trauma injuries, according to the press release.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

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Trump quickly enacts a temporary 10% global levy using a different law.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Undaunted, Demczur used his squeegee blade to carve a hole in the plaster so the men could kick through the wall to escape—a process Demczur re-enacts for the series.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

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From one vantage, Kardashian’s path to global superstardom was borne by a perfect storm of time, place, person, and opportunity—a convergence of the smartphone, social media, reality TV, and the changing conception of what constitutes a celebrity.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
There is little for police to do besides offer condolences, ask questions and carry out their legal duty to confirm the parents did nothing that constitutes a crime in Idaho.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

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Senior quarterback Brady Cloherty threw a whopping seven TD passes after the Caravan (1-1) faced a 30-point hole in the second quarter.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The London musician’s forlorn and otherworldly new industrial track passes a sleepless night.

— Marshall Gu, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026

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