Pass·over
ˈpas-ˌō-vər 
: a Jewish holiday beginning on the 14th of Nisan and commemorating the Hebrews' liberation from slavery in Egypt
passed over; passing over; passes over
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Examples of Passover in a Sentence
Verb
you seem to have passed over an important e-mail notice
I'd be willing to pass over this latest episode of tardiness if there hadn't been so many before.
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
These Seders are just one example of the powerful allyship of those at the encampments welcoming the Seder, and Jewish Americans choosing to honor Passover at the encampments.
—Iman Jodeh, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
Zito passed over Brunette to hire, in Maurice, a man who ranked No. 1 in most career coaching losses and had never won it all, losing in his only Stanley Cup Final in 2002 with Carolina.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
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Noun
By spring, pro-Palestinian students at dozens of colleges across the U.S. had occupied buildings and held Passover Seders in tent encampments to urge divestment from arms manufacturers and Israeli corporations.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
These Seders are just one example of the powerful allyship of those at the encampments welcoming the Seder, and Jewish Americans choosing to honor Passover at the encampments.
—Iman Jodeh, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Verb
Hand was passed over for appointment to the Circuit, which went to a far less distinguished district-court judge (who was later convicted of obstructing justice and defrauding the United States, through a list of malefactions that included selling his vote in cases).
—Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
Zito passed over Brunette to hire, in Maurice, a man who ranked No. 1 in most career coaching losses and had never won it all, losing in his only Stanley Cup Final in 2002 with Carolina.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
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“Passover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Passover. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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Passover
1 of 2 noun
Pass·over
ˈpas-ˌō-vər
: a Jewish holiday celebrated in March or April in honor of the freeing of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt
pass over
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)pas-ˈō-vər
1
: to ignore in passing
2
: to pay no attention to
Etymology
Noun
so called because in Exodus 12:23–27 the Lord passes over the homes of the Israelites in killing the firstborn in Egypt
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