pass on
phrasal verb
passed on; passing on; passes on
: to die
—used as a polite way to avoid saying the word "die"
Have both your parents passed on?
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For Michael’s surviving family and the Yuba-Sutter community, their nightmare is generational, grief passed on like heirlooms, fear imprinted onto those 1990s kids, now with children of their own.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Over more than 40 years in private practice, Durkin cultivated a reputation as one of the country's foremost advocates of defendants whom other attorneys would pass on representing.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
But Park wants to share fundamental skills that will then be passed on to others.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
The rising price of components could be passed on to consumers and that will in turn, drive the rise in the average selling price.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Over more than 40 years in private practice, Durkin cultivated a reputation as one of the country's foremost advocates of defendants whom other attorneys would pass on representing.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
But Park wants to share fundamental skills that will then be passed on to others.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Dec. 2025
The rising price of components could be passed on to consumers and that will in turn, drive the rise in the average selling price.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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