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pass through

[pas-throo, pahs-] / ˈpæsˌθru, ˈpɑs- /
VERB
cover
Synonyms
STRONGEST
do
STRONG
cross range track traverse trek
WEAK
journey over pass over
VERB
do
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover look at
STRONG
explore journey tour track traverse
WEAK
stop in
VERB
go through
Synonyms
STRONGEST
check examine explore inspect
WEAK
audit hunt investigate look
VERB
negotiate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clear pass
STRONG
hurdle overleap surmount vault
WEAK
get around get over get past leap over
Antonyms
WEAK
remain stay
VERB
penetrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crack drill enter go through infiltrate invade permeate pervade puncture seep
STRONG
access bayonet bore charge come diffuse drive encroach force gore impale insert insinuate introduce jab knife percolate perforate prick probe ream saturate spear stab suffuse thrust trespass
WEAK
barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in eat through filter in get in ingress make a hole make an entrance pop in run into sink into stick into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender yield
STRONG
retreat
WEAK
exit misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand take out withdraw
VERB
percolate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bubble filter ooze permeate pervade
STRONG
bleed charge drain exude filtrate impregnate leach penetrate perk saturate strain sweat transfuse transude weep
Antonyms
STRONG
take out
VERB
permeate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imbue impregnate infiltrate infuse invade penetrate percolate pervade saturate seep steep suffuse
STRONG
charge diffuse drench fill ingrain pierce soak stab stalk transfuse
WEAK
go through interfuse
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrate dry take out
VERB
pierce
Synonyms
STRONG
bore break cleave crack drill enter gash incise intrude perforate plow prick probe puncture slash slice slit spike stab transfix
WEAK
break in break through crack open run through stick into
Antonyms
STRONG
close fix join leave mend sew unite withdraw
WEAK
sew up
VERB
traverse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
criss-cross cross cut across span travel over
STRONG
bridge cover go across move over negotiate roam walk wander
WEAK
perambulate peregrinate range
Antonyms
STRONG
stay

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Under normal circumstances, around 20 million barrels a day of oil and petroleum products pass through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Part of that broadened pulse can then pass through both filters and continue circulating within the laser cavity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

A key focus of the proposed deal is restoring full traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the closure of which has curbed the vast flows of oil and gas that normally pass through it.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

One-fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas and oil normally pass through the shipping channel, and its closure has impacted global fuel trade.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Hidden in wooden crates, they were then loaded onto trains that had to pass through communist East Germany—and risk being detected—before reaching the American sector in Berlin.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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