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the old woman passed away quietly
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The late-night host shared a photo on Instagram of himself with legendary television producer Norman Lear, who passed away in 2023 at the age of 101.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Broder passed away on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Long after John Quincy Adams passed away in 1848 (collapsing of a stroke while working at his desk in the Capitol), newer versions emerged—as Jim Crow laws, after the failure of Reconstruction in the 1870s, and later as the filibuster during the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Signs in the audience spoke of ex-boyfriends, dead sisters and a mom whose three-month-old son recently passed away.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Broder passed away on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Long after John Quincy Adams passed away in 1848 (collapsing of a stroke while working at his desk in the Capitol), newer versions emerged—as Jim Crow laws, after the failure of Reconstruction in the 1870s, and later as the filibuster during the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Signs in the audience spoke of ex-boyfriends, dead sisters and a mom whose three-month-old son recently passed away.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass away
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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