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To “pass something up” is to purposely not take an opportunity.

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Today I’m going to show you how to use the phrasal verb, “pass up.”

To pass something up is to purposely not take an opportunity. We often use it with the word “opportunity” or with the word “chance.” There are two ways to use it. We can say, “pass up the chance to” or “pass up the opportunity to” and then a verb, or we can simply say, “pass up the chance” or “pass up an opportunity.”

The road to being an elite athlete is long and difficult. At an early age, kids have to decide how much time they will dedicate to practicing their sports. To train to be an athlete at the highest level, you have to pass up other opportunities in life. That means, you must choose not to do other things so that you can focus on your sport. You might have to pass up the opportunity to do other activities, such as play a musical instrument.

But it works the other way around, too. Other kids will make different choices. Maybe they’re good athletes, but they pass up the opportunity to pursue their dreams in athletics so they can focus on their studies or just have a normal childhood.

I mentioned that I watched the series “Emily in Paris.” In that series, an experienced manager of a company in Chicago passed up the chance to live in Paris, and she sent Emily instead. Why did that manager pass up the opportunity to move to Paris? She was pregnant and she didn’t want to have her baby—and then take her parental leave—in another country. So she passed up the opportunity to go to Paris, and she gave that opportunity to the character Emily.

It’s very common to use “pass up” when talking about an opportunity that’s so good that you can’t possibly refuse it. For Emily, the opportunity to go to Paris for a year was too good to pass up. That means, the chance was too good, there’s no way she could say “no.” It’s just too good to pass up.

I had an opportunity like that at work back in 2012. I had never had much interest in traveling to India; it just never caught my attention. But my company, at the time, needed someone to go to India for a month to teach employees there about how we do our work. And I thought that was too good to pass up. I mean, when else, realistically, would I have an opportunity not just to travel to India but to work there in that culture? So I went and had an amazing time and made great friends there. It was too good to pass up. The opportunity was too good; I couldn’t say no.

And that is how I used it in today’s lesson. Phil Mickelson and other pro golfers decided to take a mountain of cash from the government of Saudi Arabia . In exchange, they agreed to participate in the new LIV Golf series. The players obviously knew the general character and nature of this government—human rights abuses and all that. But they said, this was too good an opportunity to pass up.

The opportunity was too good; they couldn’t say “no.” The players may tell you that this is a good opportunity to introduce some competition into golf, so that other tours and tournaments can work better and differently than the PGA Tour. However, their explanations are not exactly convincing. This was about the money. The money was too good to pass up. For them—and it was their choice—they decided they couldn’t say “no” because of how much money was involved.

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Definition of pass up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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• ( UK ) IPA ( key ) : /pɑːs ˈʌp/

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pass up ( third-person singular simple present passes up , present participle passing up , simple past and past participle passed up )

• 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport ‎ [1] : Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard.
• 2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired ‎ [2] , →ISSN : But he also feared that if he passed up the opportunity, he’d never learn the skills necessary to take his clients to the next level.
• 1979 September 16, “THE TWENTY MAXIMS”, in The Straits Times ‎ [3] , page 1: Be punctual and pass up schoolwork on time.
• 2004 , Lana Yiu Lan Khong, Family Matters: The Role of Parents in the Singapore Education , page 159 : The teachers called me, she doesn't do her work, she doesn't pass up work, she'll hide her papers everywhere.
• 2015 May 11, Hafsah Ali, Shhhh!!! Can Airport Talk? : At times, when I had to pass up assignments, I did them whenever I had any free time at work.
• ( transitive ) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass ,‎ up . Can you pass up this box to the guy on the ladder?

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Sense 2 is typically used in Singapore in educational contexts; more often in speech than writing.

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• pass up like a white chip

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Please pass up ... Please go down ...

Please pass up your homework by today.

May I know the words pass up in the sentence above are correctly used or hand in are more suitable? As i know, the meaning of pass up is reject. I have heard a lot of teachers and lecturers had used pass up in this way in my country.

Please go down the bus[/b] Are go down should be replaced by get off ? I have used “are” in the sentences above, am I correct ?

Please correct me if I have made any mistake.

‘Please hand in your homework’ is what would be used in the UK. ‘Pass up’ would never be used.

‘Please move down the bus’ means move further inside it to let more people on. ‘Please go down…’ would not be used. Note that the meaning is not the same as ‘Please get off the bus’.

Regrarding the errors in your post:

May I know IF the words pass up in the sentence above are correctly used or is (the phrase) ‘hand in’ more suitable.

I have heard a lot of teachers USE ‘pass up’ in this way in my country. (change to present tense - because they still do!)

SHOULD ‘go down’ be replaced by ‘get off’. (‘Are’ is incorrect at the beginning of this sentence.)

Thanks Beeesneees ! You are nice. I am really appreciated it. I am curious why some people in my country use go down when they mean get off .

I am curious why some people in my country use go down when they mean get off .

Can anyone help/helps me change/changes the sentence above into more appropriate without changing the meaning ? Is the in phrase that on your reply indicate/indicates in hand ?

Please correct any mistake that I have made.

I don’t see why you need to change the sentence. It is appropriate as it is. The only thing I would change would be to add ‘as to’: I am curious as to why some people in my country use ‘go down’ when they mean ‘get off’.

‘Please hand in…’ equals ‘please give in/submit your homework’. It is not the same as the phrase ‘in hand’. If something is described as being ‘in hand’ it is being sorted out.

Sorry. I think it is a typo. I have intended to type hand in

I try to make my question clearer.

I want to know is it because “hand in” in the sentence above is considered as a phrase, so you used “is” instead of “are”.

The only time I have heard “pass up your work” was when I was in elementary school. The desks were arranged in columns and when the time for our work was complete, the teacher would say “please pass up your work”. This meant pass it to the person seated in front of you and so on. The homework would end up at the front row where the teacher would gather it. I know this is not the context in which the original poster was asking, just thought I would mention it.

Hi, Luschen. If in the situation that you have mentioned, is “pass up your work” is correctly used ?

Both are possible: Use ‘are’ if you are talking about the individual words which make up a phrase. Use ‘is’ if you are talking about the phrase as a whole.

I think it is correct for that situation. “Pass up your work by today” does not make sense though. “Pass up your work now” does.

Thanks for all the replies. They are helpful ^^ Thanks a lot.

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The definition of pass up in the dictionary is to let go by; ignore. Other definition of pass up is to take no notice of.

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• turn one's back on
• refrain (from)
• abstain (from)
• disagree (with)

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• countenance

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verb as in abstain

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• deny oneself
• give the go by
• go on the wagon
• sit on one's hands
• sit on the fence
• take the cure
• take the pledge

verb as in ban

• declare illegal

verb as in boycott

• hold aloof from
• withhold patronage

verb as in delete

• blue pencil

verb as in elude

• be beyond someone
• beat around the bush
• get away from
• give the runaround
• give the slip
• give wide berth to
• hem and haw
• pass the buck
• stay shy of
• steer clear of

verb as in evade

• prevaricate
• tergiversate
• beat around bush
• beg the question
• keep distance
• lead on a merry chase

verb as in forgo

• leave alone
• take the oath

verb as in lose

• be careless
• be impoverished
• become poorer
• fail to keep
• suffer loss

verb as in miss

• be late for
• drop the ball
• fall flat on face

verb as in neglect

• underestimate
• brush aside
• have nothing to do with
• keep at arm's length
• keep one's distance
• make light of
• not care for
• pay no attention to
• pay no mind

verb as in pass

verb as in rebuff

• cold-shoulder
• keep at a distance
• keep at bay
• lash out at
• not hear of
• put in one's place

verb as in refrain

• be temperate

verb as in refuse

• dispense with
• give thumbs down to
• make excuses
• not care to
• refuse to receive
• send regrets
• turn deaf ear to
• turn one's back on

verb as in reject

verb as in shun

• give a wide berth
• have no part of
• keep away from
• keep clear of
• stand aloof from
• turn back on

verb as in skip

verb as in snub

• give the brush
• look coldly upon
• look right through
• not give time of day
• put the chill on

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Are you going to pass up a chance to share songwriting credits with Dylan?

I love meeting people and never pass up any opportunities to bake desserts.

Chevy Chase would be one of the stars and Harold Ramis would direct; the opportunity was too good to pass up.

But the New York press conference for American Hustle was too good to pass up.

Whereas if Obama wins, the first-black-followed-by-first-woman scenario will just be too tempting for Democrats to pass up.

On arriving at Lintin we found ourselves sufficiently recovered to be able to pass up the river to Canton.

Finally he turned away and made as if to pass up the canyon, after the manner of Hank Hazletine.

He said, "My people will pass up through this to the world above."

About half-past six the regimental bands began to pass up the Via Venti Settembre.

Accepting the information as correct, I concluded to capture the place before trying to pass up the river.

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the main purpose of doing homework is to pass up to the teacher

the main purpose of doing homework is to hand in to the teacher

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the main purpose of doing homework is to pass up to the teacher or the main purpose of doing homework is to hand in to the teacher   which one to use..

I'd say hand in in this context.

I would use pass up in something like "I passed up the opportunity to go bungee jumping because I have a bad head for heights." It can also literally mean to pass something in an upwards direction.

I think it's best to choose the second on

Here in the first sentence to pass up means to let go by.

I don't know correct expalnation as to say why " the main purpose of doing homework is to hand in to the teacher".

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Rwanda bill: what does the latest delay mean?

Flights have been pushed back to summer after the House of Lords spoke out for Afghans and refugees – here’s what to expect over the coming weeks

Rishi Sunak’s plan to fly people seeking asylum to Rwanda this spring appears to have been put back to the summer after House of Lords insisted on changes to the scheme .

On Thursday the prime minister’s spokesperson said the Lords were responsible for any delay after attaching unwanted amendments to the deportation bill.

Pressed on whether spring was still the target, the spokesperson told reporters: “I’m not going to get ahead of the bill passing, which obviously we’ve seen again last night has continued to be held up.”

Below, we examine what the impact will be on the scheme and what will happen next.

Where does the latest delay leave the Rwanda deportation bill?

The bill, with two Lords amendments attached, still has to be voted through both houses before it can be given royal assent after being passed between them three times. In parliamentary jargon, it is stuck in “ping pong”.

It will be voted upon by MPs on Monday before moving to the Lords later that day.

The government says it will resist pressure to offer a compromise to peers, who want to ensure that it allows an independent committee to decide whether Rwanda is a safe country, and exempts Afghans who helped British troops from deportation to Rwanda.

What is ‘ping pong’?

The process by which proposed new laws are sent back and forth between the Houses of Parliament – Commons and Lords – if they do not agree on the wording of a bill.

A coalition of cross-bench, Tory rebel and opposition peers are refusing to back down over two issues – the rights of Afghans and scrutiny of the treatment of refugees in east Africa.

Will the bill pass?

The Lords could hold out for more rounds of ping pong – many peers remain furious with the proposed bill.

Usually there is some form of compromise or the Lords give way to the elected chamber. But in theory it could continue until “double insistence” takes place – both sides refuse to back down over an amendment – and then the bill is lost.

This is extremely rare but not without precedent – it happened to the European Parliamentary Elections Bill 1997–98. Government sources believe the Rwanda bill will go through on Monday.

What happens if and when the bill goes through?

It will be a minor political triumph which Sunak is expected to grab with both hands. Expect a press conference or a Downing Street lectern.

When will planes take off for Rwanda?

Home Office sources say that flights are unlikely to take off before late June, more likely July.

Why the delays?

Asylum seekers are expected to challenge their removal on a case-by-case basis, which could lead to their immediate removal from a flight.

The bill allows challenges if a detainee faces a “real, imminent and foreseeable risk of serious irreversible harm if removed to Rwanda”.

People suffering serious mental or physical conditions, victims of torture and anyone who is shown to be suicidal could launch a challenge on these grounds.

Some delays could be due to the appeals process. Many people subject to removal will have eight days to lodge claims and they will need to present compelling evidence to support their case.

Where the Home Office refused the claim without a right to appeal, permission to appeal will need to be obtained within 23 working days.

What other issues have been expressed about deportations?

Lawyers representing asylum seekers are deeply concerned that there will be a risk of suicide among those told they are being removed to Rwanda.

Unions representing border guards have expressed concern that some claimants may resort to attacking their members in order to avoid being deported.

The ISU union – which represents frontline Border Force and immigration workers – said its members were concerned about potential physical resistance from people being taken into detention for Rwanda flights, and on the plane itself.

Lucy Moreton, an ISU professional officer, said: “Given the undertaking that we will not send anyone with a criminal record to Rwanda, and given the high stakes involved, there is serious concern that migrants may take to assaulting staff as a way to avoid removal.”

Any other obstacles before a flight takes off?

Ministers have not confirmed if they have secured the planes which can deport large numbers of people.

Although the Home Office says there are many options on the table, officials have said they are struggling to confirm airlines willing to facilitate mass deportations.

The Times reported on Tuesday that AirTanker, an aviation company that provides a fleet of 14 airbuses to the RAF to fuel and transport the military, is being lined up to take people to Rwanda.

AirTanker – whose involvement in talks over the Rwanda plan was revealed by the Guardian – declined to comment.

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What Is the Powerful Surveillance Law That Divided Lawmakers?

Under Section 702, the government is empowered to collect, without a warrant, the messages of Americans communicating with targeted foreigners abroad.

By Charlie Savage

Reporting from Washington

The House on Friday passed a two-year reauthorization of an expiring warrantless surveillance law known as Section 702, reversing course after the bill collapsed days earlier when former President Donald J. Trump urged his allies to “kill” it.

But disappointing privacy advocates, the House narrowly rejected a longstanding proposal to require warrants to search for Americans’ messages swept up by the program.

Here is a closer look.

What is Section 702?

It is a law that allows the government to collect — on domestic soil and without a warrant — the communications of targeted foreigners abroad, including when those people are interacting with Americans.

Under that law, the National Security Agency can order email services like Google to turn over copies of all messages in the accounts of any foreign user and network operators like AT&T to intercept and furnish copies of any phone calls, texts and internet communications to or from a foreign target.

Section 702 collection plays a major role in the gathering of foreign intelligence and counterterrorism information, according to national security officials.

Why was Section 702 established?

After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush secretly ordered a warrantless wiretapping program code-named Stellarwind. It violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, or FISA, which generally required a judge’s permission for national security surveillance activities on domestic soil.

The main rationale was that when Congress enacted FISA, lawmakers had relied on geography to require warrants for domestic wiretapping while keeping overseas spying unfettered. But technological advances — the internet and fiber-optic lines — made foreigners’ messages available on domestic networks, where FISA’s warrant rule applied.

Stellarwind was based on a disputed assertion of executive power. Congress later legalized a form of that program by carving out an exception, now known as Section 702, to the warrant rule in FISA.

Why is Section 702 controversial?

Privacy advocates have criticized Section 702 because it sometimes enables the government to collect Americans’ messages without a court order. While the law forbids using Section 702 to target Americans, when a foreign target communicates with an American, the government incidentally collects that American’s messages to and from its target.

Analysts at several agencies, including the F.B.I., can search the repository of messages by using Americans’ identifiers — like names, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, phone numbers and email addresses — as search terms. Critics call such queries a “backdoor search loophole” to the Fourth Amendment and have long wanted Congress to require the government to get warrants before seeking out Americans’ private communications.

The repeated disclosure in recent years that F.B.I. analysts have violated standards for when they search for information about Americans has only heightened tensions. That includes analysts who improperly queried for information about Black Lives Matter protesters and people suspected of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The F.B.I. has since tightened restrictions to reduce the risk of such misuses.

What would happen if Section 702 lapses?

Even if the law were to expire next Friday, the program could continue operating until April 2025 because last week the FISA court granted a government request authorizing it for another year . Under the law, surveillance activity can continue so long as there are active court orders allowing it, even if the underlying statute expires.

Even so, the intelligence community has urged Congress to reauthorize the program before it enters that sort of legal limbo, raising the possibility that providers might balk at continuing to cooperate and leading to gaps in collecting intelligence. It is also unlikely the FISA court could order new companies to start participating in the program if the underlying statute has expired.

Why did Trump want to kill it?

For political reasons that are incoherent as a matter of law and policy, as the House prepared to take up the legislation this week, Mr. Trump weighed in, urging supporters to “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!”

Mr. Trump’s blast was part of his yearslong effort to stoke grievances about national security agencies. His dissatisfaction stems from an inspector general’s finding that the F.B.I. botched applications for FISA warrants to target a former campaign adviser as part of the investigation into ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia. (A follow-up report found systemic sloppiness in unrelated applications.)

But Mr. Trump was mixing up which part of FISA he takes issue with from the Russia investigation. (The part in question involves warrants and is not expiring; it was not, in fact, Section 702.) Still, after his plea, 19 hard-right Republicans blocked the House on Wednesday from taking up the legislation — delivering a blow to the national security officials who say Section 702 is a crucial tool to protect the country.

How did Speaker Johnson resuscitate the bill?

Speaker Mike Johnson cut the extension to two years from five, allowing the hard-right Republicans to claim victory. Among other things, if Mr. Trump wins the 2024 election, he would be in office when the law next comes up for renewal. All 19 of the Republicans who had blocked consideration of the bill on Wednesday voted to bring it up on Friday.

What happened to the warrant proposal?

An amendment to add it to the bill failed on a dramatic 212-to-212 vote — under House rules, a tie means a measure fails.

National security officials from the Biden administration had lobbied Congress heavily not to pass the amendment. They argued that it would cripple the program because they typically use it before there is enough evidence to meet a standard of probable cause for a warrant, like early in investigations when they are trying to learn more about a phone number or an email account found to be in contact with a suspected foreign spy or terrorist.

The close vote deeply disappointed privacy advocates, who instead see a warrant requirement as necessary to uphold constitutional principles. They came much closer to succeeding this cycle than they had in previous ones.

What other changes would the bill make?

The bill would codify as a matter of law the changes the F.B.I. has already made to reduce the risk of improper queries, add new reporting requirements, and sharply cut down on the number of F.B.I. officials with access to the repository of raw information.

The House on Friday approved several amendments that would make other significant modifications, including by allowing the Section 702 program to be used to gather intelligence on foreign narcotics trafficking organizations and to vet potential foreign visitors to the United States.

The House also approved a measure — one whose effect is murky, but that the Justice Department had requested and privacy advocates have raised alarms about — to expand the type of companies with access to foreign communications that can be required to participate in the program. The technical details of why the government wants that change are classified.

What happens next?

The House must formally transmit the bill to the Senate. There is sure to be further debate in the upper chamber, where privacy-minded lawmakers like Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, are likely to try again to attach new limits to the legislation.

Charlie Savage writes about national security and legal policy. More about Charlie Savage

A Divided Congress: Latest News and Analysis

Ukraine Aid Bill: The House took a critical step toward approving a long-stalled package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and other American allies, as Democrats supplied the crucial votes to push the legislation  past Republican opposition for consideration on the floor .

A  Tough Job : The Republican speaker Mike Johnson’s problems in advancing an aid package for Ukraine arise from previous efforts to placate the far right. Now the far right members are seeking to use the leverage they won .

TikTok Bill: The House made another push to force through legislation that would require the sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner or ban the app in the United States by packaging the measure with aid to Ukraine and Israel .

Surveillance Bill: Senate leaders of both parties are urging their colleagues to renew a warrantless surveillance law  before it expires. But the program would continue after any such lapse  — with some caveats.

Mayorkas Impeachment: Republicans say the Senate’s quick dismissa l of charges against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, sets a dangerous precedent. Democrats say the mistake would have been to treat the case seriously .

Campus Antisemitism Hearing: Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, agreed that the university needed to take a tougher stance on antisemitism, in response to harsh questioning from a Republican-led House committee .

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Drill Into the Competition in Overwatch 2 – Season 10

As we dig into Season 10 of Overwatch 2, we're thrilled to introduce our newest hero, Venture. We also have a first look at our new game mode, Clash, and updates to how you acquire new Heroes. So, get ready to embark on an epic excavation of greatness!

You Can’t Spell Adventure without Venture

Break ground with the newest Damage hero, Venture, a spirited archaeologist who channels their passion for history into daring acts of heroism. Armed with a massive drill and an arsenal of seismic abilities, Venture brings a fresh dynamic to the battlefield (and underneath it). Outwit your adversaries and unearth victory as you dive, dig, drill, and deliver massive damage in the process.

Harnessing the power of their Smart Excavator, Venture primarily launches unstable seismic energy that explodes, and deals burst damage. With their Burrow ability, they can become invulnerable underground while gathering momentum for a calculated ambush upon re-emergence. Then use Drill Dash to dash forward to make some space as you knock opponents back. When you’re ready to totally obliterate anyone foolish enough to be in your path, Venture can unleash a massive shockwave with their Tectonic Shock Ultimate. Whether you’re traversing a covert subterranean path or bursting out to engage in close-quarter combat, Venture offers versatile gameplay that will wreak havoc on your adversaries.

Dig Into the Battle with Venture and All Overwatch Heroes Right Away

We want every player to be able to experience all the excitement that each hero has to offer. So, starting with Venture, all past, present, and future heroes will be unlocked immediately for everyone who has completed their new player experience. Also, since Venture got some fantastic field experience from their Hero Trial, we’ve made some adjustments to their kit, and we’re thrilled to share that we’ll be releasing Venture into Competitive right away when Season 10 begins tomorrow.

This is a pretty major change from past heroes, but we’ve always wanted to allow new heroes into Competitive when a new season for Overwatch 2 launches. In the past, we wanted to make sure new heroes were free of any bugs or outstanding balance issues, as well as giving players enough time to unlock a hero from the Battle Pass. Because of the recent hero trial, and now unlocking all heroes, we’re confident Venture is ready to jump into the action right away. So, Venture forth and break some ground – all of it.

Allegiances Change in Mirrorwatch

Discover a world turned over in the reversed reality adventure, Mirrorwatch: a limited-time event set in a mirror universe where the virtuous have crumbled into villainy, and the wicked emerge as heroes. Swap alignments and experiment with reimagined Heroes and abilities like Strike Commander Doomfist’s Power Block shield, Vengeance Mercy's Soul Burn detonation, and Agent Colomar Sombra's Anti-Virus Ultimate. Twist reality further, taking the fight into a redesigned Watchpoint Gibraltar, where Talon has taken over. Explore this unique mirror universe for a limited time from April 23 to May 13.

New Ways to Earn and Unlock Rewards

In response to your feedback, we're embarking on a journey to make it easier to earn rewards and give you more control over your Overwatch 2 experience. To that end, Coins are coming out of Weekly Challenges and going into the Battle Pass, making them easier to earn as you play. But that's not all – we’re pumping up the number of Coins you can earn per season, with up to 600 Overwatch Coins now available through the Battle Pass.  

Choose Your Mythic Path

In Season 10, we are introducing Mythic Prisms which will allow you to pick the Mythic hero skin of your choice.  The best way to collect Mythic Prisms is by upgrading to the Premium Battle Pass. The Mythic Prisms you collect can be used to unlock and upgrade Mythic hero skins and upgrade them with unlockable customizations. Once you conquer the Premium Battle Pass, you will have 80 Prisms, which is enough to fully unlock one complete Mythic skin, making this the best way to get Mythic Prisms every season.  

Not a Mercy Main? Not a problem. You can also choose to spend your Mythic Prisms to pick up select previous Mythic hero skins like Mythic Cyberdemon Genji, Amaterasu Kiriko, and Galactic Emperor Sigma, or you can save them for new Mythic cosmetics that may appear in the shop in the future. Stay tuned for a deeper dive into Mythic Prisms, unlocks, progression, and more when Season 10 officially launches tomorrow.

Blur the Lines Between Good and Evil in the Battle Pass

Evil is good and heroes have fallen: earn over 80 tiers of rewards when you pick up the Mirrorwatch-themed Season 10 Premium Battle Pass. Collect new Legendary skins including Agent Colomar Sombra, Junker Symmetra, Strike Commander Ogundimu Doomfist, Talon Brigitte, Captain Lacroix Widowmaker, and more. Step further into the mirror universe with the Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle, which is stacked with 2000 Overwatch Coins, 20 tier skips, plus the Fallen Knight Reinhardt and Arch-Commandant Amari Legendary skins.

Clash for the Win

Prepare for the adrenaline-pumping Clash game mode, a limited-time trial to start Season 10. This ultimate tug-of-war challenges teams to capture points along a linear path. With five capture points strategically placed on a mirrored map, teams must deftly maneuver to capture and defend points to clinch victory. Dynamic spawns and streamlined map routes expedite your return to the fight, maximizing time spent in the heat of battle.

The Clash trial will allow you to explore Hanaoka, a brand-new map spanning an area within the beloved Hanamura district, offering fresh battlegrounds to conquer with a familiar feel. Don't miss out on the Clash trial, now available in the Arcade, from April 16 to April 29.

Wreck and Roll with Hero Updates

Wrecking Ball is rolling onto the scene with a few new upgrades to his kit. Wrecking Ball can now protect his teammates as you dive into the enemy lines and use Adaptive Shield, providing the option to transfer some of the additional shield health to nearby allies. Grappling Claw gets a new upgrade for greater control as you swing: now you can press primary fire while the claw is attached to the map terrain and retract Wrecking Ball for additional mobility. Lastly, Grappling Claw’s cooldown has been adjusted to be partially refunded if you don’t reach fireball speeds.

We also have a variety of other balance changes coming this season. Sombra and Tracer have been powerful picks since we introduced our core gameplay updates last season, so we’re toning down their kits. Sombra’s virus will have less damage dealt over time to help compensate for the initial burst damage, and Tracer’s Pulse bomb will now be more difficult to land on targets to level the field a bit when playing against her. Going into this season, many of our Tanks will receive small buffs to give heroes like Reinhardt more impact with abilities like Earthshatter. Finally, we’re shifting the power between damage and healing for some of our support heroes, including Moira and Illari, along with providing some buffs for Lifeweaver to better tune his kit.  Check out these changes in detail in our Patch Notes preview on the forums .  

Updates to Competitive and More

We’ve got some major updates for Competitive Play - first up, you can now unlock any Golden Weapon with 2024 Competitive Points. Note you can’t spend the balance of your Legacy Competitive Points with your 2024 Points when redeeming for any Golden Weapon Variant though.

We're making it easier for friends to play together in Competitive by removing grouping restrictions. Groups that have widely varied skill levels will be placed in a “Wide Group.” These Wide Groups will only ever play against other Wide Groups, meaning your matches may be a little sillier, take longer to queue, and you will receive less gains and losses to your rank after games. Solo players will never encounter wide groups.

Defense Matrix is getting an update, with new leaver penalty updates for both Unranked and Competitive modes. Finally, Streamer Protect now includes server-side features to hide your name from teammates and opponents in your games, instead of just covering your name in your own game client. Learn more about grouping restrictions, disruptive play mitigation, and other future updates in our recent Developer Update and our Defense Matrix blog .

Fair and fun competitive play is a priority for our team, and we will continue to upgrade our Defense Matrix to mitigate disruptive play.

Start your adventure and drill into the competition with this exciting new chapter in Overwatch 2. Log on tomorrow and unearth greatness in Season 10 firsthand. See you on (or underneath) the battlefield, heroes!

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