Pass
Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.
Recognize
Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Before being accepted into my Legions of Terror, potential recruits will have to pass peripheral vision and hearing tests, and be able to recognize the sound of a pebble thrown to distract them.
Source: Throwing the Distraction - Their enemies recognize this strategy, but also realize that the antibiotics are too valuable to pass up.
Source: Literature / 1632 -
It is also the amount of time in the mundane world that many legalities recognize as having had to pass before someone is declared legally dead.
Source: Literature / October Daye
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