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pass up

verb

Definition of pass up

as in to refuse

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event

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Recent Examples of pass up Some deals—like this 12-inch hybrid mattress that’s now just over $300—are too good to pass up. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026 When a family friend called in 2019 offering her a job at a salon near Pretoria and a plane ticket to get there, the opportunity felt too good to pass up. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026 Why pass up the chance to sign — for just €9million — a rising star at the ongoing World Cup who scored 13 goals and provided eight assists for Como as he was voted Serie A’s best midfielder last season? — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Flea markets offer one-of-a-kind finds that are hard to replace if passed up. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass up

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Vehicle stops can be inherently fraught and unpredictable, with the person behind the wheel in control of thousands of pounds of steel that can pose great risk should a driver refuse to comply or simply panic and flee.

— Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
There was more talk of hitting a provisional, but Spieth refused.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of refuse

Verb

What’s troubling to me, besides the obvious, is the insistence on finding a way to continue to eat animals if your body starts to reject them.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Energy and shipping companies have loudly rejected a similar idea from Iran, under which ships would pay a toll in order to pass through the critical waterway.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 July 2026

Definition of reject

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Bogdanos declined the cash, which is instead being donated to nonprofits of his choosing.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
Even as remote work has declined from its pandemic highs, the data shows nearly 22% of workers still worked at least partly from home in 2025, only 1 percentage point less than the number who partly worked from home during the year prior.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of decline

Verb

Twenty years ago, European broadcasters desperate to scale — to get big or die — got turned down by regulators not yet convinced this new-fangled internet was all that.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
The local Paiute tribes, expert with horses, have offered their services but were turned down.

— Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of turn down

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