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"a passing fancy"adjectivelasting a very short time
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"a passing glance"adjectivehasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
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"the passing of flatus"nouna bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
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"his future depended on his passing that test"nounsuccess in satisfying a test or requirement
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"she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"noungoing by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
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"a team with a good passing attack"adjectiveof advancing the ball by throwing it
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"she was a surpassingly beautiful woman" "I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange"adverbto an extraordinary degree
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"thousands mourned his passing"nouneuphemistic expressions for death
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"stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"nounthe motion of one object relative to another
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"the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"noun(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
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"a passing grade"adjectiveallowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
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"the passing of winter"nounthe end of something
Synonyms & Similar Words
going last end death pass release success loss movement exit reaction motion response temporary passage departure casual careless superficial aerial satisfactory expiration lateral qualifying ephemeral transient expiry overtaking impermanent cursory decease transitory perfunctory reordering fugacious short-lived surpassingly passing game passing play football play forward pass lateral pass spot pass