Escaped and Passing

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Escaped adjective - Having escaped, especially from confinement.

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Passing and escaped are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passing" instead an adjective "Escaped".

Nearby Words: escape, escaping, escapee, escapement

Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

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Escaped and passing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Escaped" instead an adjective "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Rewatch Bonus: The film contains several lines alluding to the fact that Newgate is an escaped mental patient passing himself off as a doctor.

Source: Film / Stonehearst Asylum
MGS: Ocelot escaped with the Metal Gear data, and is passing it on to the US President.

Source: Video Game / Metal Gear
In the pilot he was one of several escaped prisoners passing through Stalag 13, but become a major cast member during the rest of the show.

Source: Series / Hogan's Heroes

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