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pass on

















VERB
devolve
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VERB
get across
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Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
miscommunicate


VERB
hand down
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If high diesel prices persist, companies may be more willing to pass on those higher costs, they said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Service shops might pass on their extra costs to the customer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The veteran actor is now ready to pass on his deadly laser cannon to another rising star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Others worried the shocks were compounding and could no longer be assumed to pass on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He threw Uncle Daoud’s pass on the ground because it was slightly bent and made him get out of the car to pick it up.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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