Make and Pass

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Make verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.

Usage example: the legislature failed to make any new laws last session

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Pass is a synonym for make in enact topic. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Make", when it comes to topics like formulate, take.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Pass verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.

Usage example: Congress cannot pass any law restricting free speech

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Make is a synonym for pass in take topic. Sometimes you can use "Make" instead a verb "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

high	high make	high pass
nice	nice make	nice pass
long	long make	long pass
similar	similar make	similar pass
Other adjectives: short, direct, friendly, single, blatant, simple, small, actual, real, huge, dangerous, little, quick, new, major, blind, last, different.

You can pass or even get full marks on IB Calculus, but if it's "only" standard level a lot of schools won't count it and make you take college algebra anyway.

Source: The B Grade
Eventually it comes to pass that the group is simply allowed to leave, and they can even take Ice with them - as long as none of them look back to make sure she's still there.

Source: Don't Look Back
The Germans actually opened up for him and let him pass, only to have some of them make a Double Take, and the rest of them having a fit of laughter.

Source: Film / Nine Lives (1957)

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