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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Second Baptist, with 21 seconds left in the opening quarter added a 22-yard Luc Normand field goal that was set up by a fake field goal attempt, completing a 17-yard pass on fourth-and-11 from the All Saints 49-yard line.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Online banks, thanks to lower overhead maintenance costs that banks with physical branches have, are often able to pass on those savings to account holders in the form of higher interest rates.
—Courtney Mikulski, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
California continues to lead the way in lowering costs, increasing transparency, and ensuring that the savings are passed on to payers and consumers.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors accused Williamson of using her position to pass on information about the case to Podesta, who represented Activision Blizzard at the time.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Online banks, thanks to lower overhead maintenance costs that banks with physical branches have, are often able to pass on those savings to account holders in the form of higher interest rates.
—Courtney Mikulski, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
California continues to lead the way in lowering costs, increasing transparency, and ensuring that the savings are passed on to payers and consumers.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors accused Williamson of using her position to pass on information about the case to Podesta, who represented Activision Blizzard at the time.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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