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Free sign upThe phrase "a passing of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts referring to the act of someone or something passing away or transitioning, often in a more poetic or formal manner.
Example: "The community gathered to honor the memory of a beloved leader, marking the passing of a great man."
Alternatives: "the departure of" or "the loss of".
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He added: "This opening is a passing of the baton.
Gate receipts are whatever a passing of the hat produces.
"It feels to me like a transitional year, a passing of the baton".
More games, a passing of magazines, some futzing with the hot-tub dials.
It was too late for this to be a passing of the torch.
For Mr. Bush, and the extended Bush family, the speech represents a passing of the torch.
It symbolizes a continuity, a union, a passing of the torch to a younger generation.
This game was almost a passing of a torch in the NFC East.
It is hard to avoid the feeling that a passing of the generations may have occurred.
A Times spokeswoman, Nancy M. Sullivan, said Mr. Stanton's departure was a "passing of the baton" to Mr. Maharaj.
"Barack Obama carries on the tradition of independence in this district.... His candidacy is a passing of the torch".
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