Events

Synonyms for passing

Two senses of passing live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsEvents

euphemistic expressions for death

Thousands mourned his passing.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

going

Same sentence, swapped: Thousands mourned his going.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for passing as it is used in the sentence above.

qualifying
overtaking
fatality

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampActions

going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

His reckless passing of every truck on the highway frightened me.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

overtaking

Same sentence, swapped: His reckless overtaking of every truck on the highway frightened me.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for passing as it is used in the sentence above.

loss
passage
shuffle

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Closest first: other events words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

turkeynounbomban event that fails badly or is totally ineffectualFoothills accidentnounstrokeanything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent causeFoothills affairnounoccasiona formal or official social gathering or ceremony of peopleFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line bitnounpiecean instance of some kindFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line decreasenounlesseninga change downwardHigh CampHas a reason line defeatnounlickingan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contestTreeline deviationnoundifferencea variation that deviates from the standard or normRidgelineHas a reason line forcenounstrengthphysical energy or intensityFoothills2 senses

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