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passing

adverb
  1. to an extreme degree
    extremelyexceedinglysuperscreamingly
adjective
  1. lasting a very short time
    transientephemeralshort-livedtransitoryfugacious
  2. hasty and without attention to detail
    casual
  3. of advancing the ball by throwing it
    pass
  4. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
noun
  1. success in satisfying a test or requirement
    “The medical students knew that their careers depended on passing the board exams.”
    pass
  2. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
    “I drove well, but my reckless passing of every car on the road frightened my passengers.”
    overtaking
  3. (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”
    pass
  4. a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
    passage
  5. the end of something
    “the passing of winter”
  6. the motion of one object relative to another
    “stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets”
    passage
  7. euphemistic expression for death
    “Thousands mourned my passing and they were pretty angry to find out it was a hoax.”
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