pass (down)

verb

Definition of pass (down)next
as in to will

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass (down)
  1. will
  2. hand down
  3. leave
  4. alien
  5. turn in
  6. convey
  7. turn over
  8. deed
Verb
  • Newsom could try to will Wiener’s resolution toward a soundless death by leaning on lawmakers to bury it without a vote.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Something strange has been happening to The Apprentice, which despite acute timeliness and an 83 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes has been willed away by the industry.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of will
Verb
  • The Thunder have won a franchise-record 15 in a row and are coming to Cleveland Wednesday in what is, hands down, the game of the year in the NBA to this point.
    Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Amazon This is, hands down, a classic wedding guest dress choice.
    Rachel Sylvester, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of hand down
Verb
  • But with 3½ days left in office, Biden renewed attention for a century-old fight that energized generations of women.
    Mike Allen, Axios, 18 Jan. 2025
  • And if existing homeowners can’t get insurance, they’ll be left bearing the cost of catastrophes all on their own, like many in the burn area around Los Angeles are now.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of leave
Verb
  • In ever more apocalyptic language, Trump has sought to unify his MAGA movement with strongman pledges to defend Americans from millions of hostile foreigners seeking to storm the country and to root out enemy aliens within.
    Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The film follows a ragtag group of actors (played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, among other stars) from an ‘80s sci-fi series who aliens unexpectedly abduct during a convention appearance.
    Matt Juul, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
Definition of alien
Verb
  • The Cyclones can absolutely make a turn in league play, but losing poorly in big-time games damages their potential as a tournament team.
    Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Nomination ballots, previously due Sunday, January 12th, can now be turned in up until Tuesday, January 14th; the announcement of the nominations, originally scheduled for Friday, January 17th, will now take place on Sunday, January 19th.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of turn in
Verb
  • Words may fall short when portraying the shock, trauma and cognitive dissonance, but when words fail, there are images, objects and sensual immersion that can convey a perception of what happened and how the Nova festival community has come together for healing and hope.
    Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The decision to erect the statue could convey as much about the current regime’s views of national power and state control, observers suggested at the time.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of convey
Verb
  • High performers are more likely to think about leaving or actually turn over, leaving open positions.
    Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Negotiations and treaty stipulations negotiated under then-President Jimmy Carter slowly ceded control to the Panamanian government until 1999, when full control was turned over.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of turn over
Verb
  • However, $150,000 doesn’t seem that expensive — if the state is willing to deed the lake, dam and easement around the lake to whoever pays for the repairs.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
  • This means that if the owner passes away or even deeds the house to someone else, the heirs or new owner would still be bound by the contract.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
Definition of deed
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