Make it
Make it verb - Go successfully through a test or a selection process.
Pass
Pass verb - Go successfully through a test or a selection process.
Usage example: She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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If they still want to be together, they'll find some way to make it work.The six months pass, and Nickie arrives at the top of the Empire State Building.
Source: Film / An Affair to Remember -
But he falls far short of Foley's standards for character, who makes it clear he'd rather pass the girl who can't make it over the climbing wall than the ethically elastic Mayo.
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They did just that, although it took Seattle to make a huge mistake on their final play to make it happen, not a Hail Mary pass by quarterback Tom Brady.
Source: Life Imitates Art
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