passes over
Neglects to consider
Passes over means to skip, ignore, or fail to select.
Someone passed over for a promotion was overlooked in favor of another.
To pass over a topic is to avoid discussing it: Let's pass over the unpleasantness and move on.
The phrase also means to cross above: The plane passes over the mountains.
In religious contexts, it echoes the Passover story—the angel of death passing over marked houses.
- traversesPasses across entirely
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- transcendsGoes beyond usual limits
- crossesIntersecting line pairs
- overlooksMisses or surveys
turns a blind eye · spans · surpasses · omits · skips · leaps · bridges · dismisses · glides · hands down · Passover · angel of death · neglects · avoids · rises above · death · flies · ascends
passes overnotices
Perceives or announcements
acknowledges · attends to · considers · examines · scrutinizes
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