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success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me" the end of something; "the passing of winter" the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth''s transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" impermanent to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective" (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" |
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