pass up

verb

Definition of pass upnext
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 Broadly speaking, labor fights are about money, and MLB is approaching $13 billion in revenues annually — a huge amount to pass up. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Trump had previously passed up opportunities to do so, including in an interview with TIME. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 Junior forward Pierre Mazza sent a pass up the left wing to Martinez, who dribbled to the top of the box before cutting inside and slotting a shot off the inside of the right post to put the Redhawks up 1-0. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 That means passing up moments that are far more magical to me than to Leo. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
  1. refuse
  2. reject
  3. decline
  4. turn down
  5. throw over
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  • Since Tuesday's election, he's refused to acknowledge any responsibility, placing blame on the candidates.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • All attuned to the issues that concern younger generations, who refuse to be stratified by shopworn political shibboleths.
    — James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • California voters have twice rejected ballot measures to abolish the death penalty, first in 2012 and again in 2016, and Newsom’s decision overrides the will of the courts and state laws that permit capital punishment.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Voters, in 2024, narrowly rejected a half-cent local sales tax measure that was estimated to generate about $19 million annually.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of reject
Verb
  • Hip-hop discourse, in recent years, has fixated on declining metrics as some arbiter of cultural failure.
    — Andre Gee, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The state forecasts that emissions in the transportation sector will continue to decline as electric and more energy efficient cars replace older ones.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of decline
Verb
  • Indiana's governor turned down a clemency request Monday and said an execution planned for this week would go forward for a man who set a fire that killed his girlfriend's two children in 2010.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Fast-forward to Arjona’s campaign shoot, and the excitement hadn’t turned down a notch.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of turn down
Verb
  • They could be thrown over a basic tee for layering, or used as a way to tone down a bright color or busy pattern too.
    — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2026
  • And Wil Wheaton, who played wunderkind Wesley Crusher on Next Generation, posted an old photograph of himself and Stewart smiling with Stewart’s hand thrown over his shoulder.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of throw over

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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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