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pass up

verb as in pass

verb as in skip

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Like a sugary doughnut, the hypocrisy was too tempting to pass up.

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I’ve written extensively about my love for sour candies, so naturally, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try TJ’s Spooky Bats & Cats Sour Gummy Candies.

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And yet, for those who pass up on the offer, it could take years for lawsuits to play out in court.

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Trout twice passed up free agency to stay with the Angels.

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In the coaching world, this is sometimes referred to as an 'up-back-through', referencing the pass up the pitch, the pass backwards, then the through ball.

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

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