pass on
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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Once a design concept is finalized, designers sculpt models that are passed on to engineers for drag and aerodynamic analysis, said Scott Parrish, a lab manager at GM Research and Development.
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Summer Ballentine, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Teaching teenagers about the market early on can be one of the best financial lessons a parent passes on, and both Fidelity and Charles Schwab have accounts built specifically for the job.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Wednesday’s Producer Price Index report showed the war with Iran is raising costs for US businesses at a rate not seen in nearly four years, increasing the likelihood that companies will pass on those higher costs to consumers.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Somehow, there’s no additional security watching them, so the two make it out — but Synapse has already passed on Sage’s location to Homelander.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 May 2026
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Summer Ballentine, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Teaching teenagers about the market early on can be one of the best financial lessons a parent passes on, and both Fidelity and Charles Schwab have accounts built specifically for the job.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Wednesday’s Producer Price Index report showed the war with Iran is raising costs for US businesses at a rate not seen in nearly four years, increasing the likelihood that companies will pass on those higher costs to consumers.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Somehow, there’s no additional security watching them, so the two make it out — but Synapse has already passed on Sage’s location to Homelander.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 May 2026
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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