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passes by

VERB

neglect, forget

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pass over

WEAK

abandon disregard fail ignore leave miss not choose omit overlook overpass

Antonyms

WEAK

attend heed take care of

Example Sentences

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When a steam train passes by, you can easily imagine what it was like here a century and a half ago.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

As the supernova's light travels toward Earth, it passes by two galaxies in the foreground.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Watching over it all are computers that analyze material as it passes by at about 7 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Unless it passes by the end of the current parliamentary session next spring, it won't become law.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

With long rifles in their arms or strapped across their backs, they smile, laugh, and wave back to the crowds the way the king does when he passes by.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung