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pass

noun as in opening through solid

noun as in authorization, permission

noun as in sexual proposition

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verb as in succeed, graduate

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verb as in give, transfer

verb as in express formally

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verb as in decide not to do

verb as in rid of waste

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Many of the richest Swiss taxpayers vowed to emigrate if the referendum passed.

Wealden District Council, the local authority, previously passed a motion formally opposing it and said it had served a planning contravention notice against the Home Office.

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That’s because the College Board has made the exams easier to pass to encourage more students to take them—and thus rake in more money from testing fees.

The movement looked to state legislatures to pass higher minimum-wage laws.

It will also try to pass new fiscal rules for budgeting.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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