Pass and Reception

Pass

Pass noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

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Reception and pass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reception" instead a noun "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Reception noun - A social gathering.

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Pass and reception are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pass" instead a noun "Reception".

low	low pass	low reception
similar	similar pass	similar reception
initial	initial pass	initial reception
massive	massive pass	massive reception
Other adjectives: huge, major, different.

Steelers can get pretty nasty, too, mostly because of the Immaculate Reception, and John Madden's claim that that play should've been ruled an incomplete pass.

Source: Fandom Rivalry / Sports
He is perhaps best known as the "receiver" who caught the deflected pass during the play now referred to as the "Immaculate Reception".

Source: Useful Notes / National Football League
Infamous examples include the tuck rule, which changed the outcome of the 2002 AFC Divisional Playoff Game, and the "Bert Emanuel" rule, so named when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an apparent pass reception overturned by officials in the 2000 NFC Divisional Championship Game.

Source: New Rules as the Plot Demands

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