Fall and Passing

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Fall noun - The act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

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Passing is a synonym for fall. In some cases you can use "Passing" instead a noun "Fall".

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

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Fall is a synonym for passing. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead the word "Passing" as a verb or a noun.

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

short	short fall	short passing
true	true fall	true passing
simple	simple fall	simple passing
actual	actual fall	actual passing
Other adjectives: constant, massive, large, great, unfortunate, tragic, early, few, later, inevitable, imminent, last, eventual, said, sudden, metaphorical.

Loving a Shadow: Robin seems to fall for Isabella due to her passing resemblance to Marian.

Source: Series / Robin Hood
Interestingly it isn't the fall that will kill everyone, but rather passing through the electrified Cloud Sea that will.

Source: Video Game / Solatorobo
A Crowning Moment of Funny in one Dresden Files book is when Harry redirects a curse, causing a frozen turkey to fall out of a passing plane and impale a vampire.

Source: Anvil on Head

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