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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While Dart was having his evaluation, backup quarterback Russell Wilson threw an incomplete pass on third down from the Philadelphia 42-yard line.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The fact that John’s father passed on his fifth birthday when his father was 35.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Tatum also said that the movie was a second chance to work with Cianfrance after passing on the opportunity to star in his 2010 drama Blue Valentine.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Among other moves this offseason, the Kings traded Jonas Valančiūnas for the withered remains of Dario Šarić and passed on a golden opportunity to lock in 3-and-D wing Keon Ellis at a value rate by declining his team option and re-signing him as a restricted free agent.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The fact that John’s father passed on his fifth birthday when his father was 35.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Tatum also said that the movie was a second chance to work with Cianfrance after passing on the opportunity to star in his 2010 drama Blue Valentine.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Among other moves this offseason, the Kings traded Jonas Valančiūnas for the withered remains of Dario Šarić and passed on a golden opportunity to lock in 3-and-D wing Keon Ellis at a value rate by declining his team option and re-signing him as a restricted free agent.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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