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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Never one to pass on crowd-pleasing features that can attract move-ins to their residential offerings, shrewd developers have increasingly found reason to incorporate golf simulators into their buildings.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The joy of reading is one of the greatest gifts that my mother passed on to me as a small child.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Most major airports add mandatory passenger dropoff and pickup fees for Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing apps that are passed on to riders.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
The team of Dreamz Herd, Earl Cole, and Cassandra Franklin took the early lead, but were passed on the cargo net stage by the other group of Yau-Man Chan, Boo Bernis, and Stacy Kimball, who went on to win.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The joy of reading is one of the greatest gifts that my mother passed on to me as a small child.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Most major airports add mandatory passenger dropoff and pickup fees for Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing apps that are passed on to riders.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
The team of Dreamz Herd, Earl Cole, and Cassandra Franklin took the early lead, but were passed on the cargo net stage by the other group of Yau-Man Chan, Boo Bernis, and Stacy Kimball, who went on to win.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Pass on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20on. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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