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Recent Examples of repass
The Senate, which passed congressional and legislative district plans a week ago along party lines, met relatively briefly to repass the congressional plan after it was amended by Democrats in an attempt to secure some Republican support.
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oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repass
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The issue became a flashpoint for the Justice Department in March, when Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer refused to add Gibson to a pilot program that had whittled a list of 95 non-violent offenders down to nine who had passed rigorous FBI background checks.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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For Reese, that means passing through the post and out of the elbow to initiate high-low sequences with Cardoso and feed the guards on the perimeter.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some lawmakers have argued that the act cannot be used by the president to enact tariffs.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The 1970 Clean Air Act specifies that California can receive waivers from the Environmental Protection Agency to enact clean air standards that are tougher than federal limits because the state has historically been the most polluted air in the nation.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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There’s debate, however, over whether criticism of Zionism, the promotion of a Jewish state, constitutes antisemitism.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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In other words, for an act to constitute a war crime, there must be intent to commit the violation—an element entirely absent in this case.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Trump administration has pushed to expand offshore oil drilling and accelerate the permitting process, reducing timelines to just weeks.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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For instance, one recent vulnerability discovered within twelve brands permitted employees and possibly hackers to understand exactly where a vehicle has been over the past year within the accuracy of a parking space.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The Church’s task is no longer these days that of the lawmaker, laying down is right and good.—
Austen Ivereigh,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Then the Trump administration has to follow the law as laid down by the courts.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are partially reusable, holding the promise that SpaceX's rockets would bring about a sharp reduction in the cost of launch.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Coyle describes other data challenges brought about by dramatic shifts in the American economy over the past 80 years.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What the episode discusses, broadly, around AI, is what actors are going through right now, and if this could actually happen to an actor that tried to reenact a role.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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The accompanying post reenacted his efforts to get the audience excited about the special performance.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2025
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During a January hearing on DEI initiatives, Toews told lawmakers that he was drawn to legislating on the issue in part because of a story his daughter, a university student in Idaho, told him about a classmate.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Apr. 2025
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That the Founders placed the power to tax, tariff, and legislate in the hands of the legislature, instead of the executive, was not an accident.—
The Editors,
National Review,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Repass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repass. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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