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
But the fleeting opportunity was too golden to pass up.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
But the magnitude of another women's spectacle, with the popularity of women's sports skyrocketing, was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
Still, the Trump administration’s budget bill passed by the House of Representatives in May includes a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state and local AI regulation, which threatens the patchwork of laws passed up to now.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Whether it’s packed with chicken or shrimp and served as a main dish, or filled with veggies and cheese, pasta salads are the one dish that nobody passes up.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
But the magnitude of another women's spectacle, with the popularity of women's sports skyrocketing, was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
Still, the Trump administration’s budget bill passed by the House of Representatives in May includes a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state and local AI regulation, which threatens the patchwork of laws passed up to now.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Whether it’s packed with chicken or shrimp and served as a main dish, or filled with veggies and cheese, pasta salads are the one dish that nobody passes up.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
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The Yankees’ lineup, meanwhile, didn’t put up a fight against Spencer Strider, who refused to surrender a run, walked three and struck out eight over six innings.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Kirton on Friday acknowledged he’d been given the training directive in 2022, but said his attorney advised him against attending or signing the form because Bloomfield leaders refused to show them the investigative report.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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If anyone else tries such commands, the AGI and ASI reject them summarily.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Maxwell’s appeal effort last year, finding that the deal drawn up in 2007 and approved the following year only protected Epstein and his coconspirators in South Florida.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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Disney officials declined to comment on individual plans out of respect for all guests.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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The important storyline over those weeks is about untapped potential, not declining numbers.—
Lindsey Darvin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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According to Bengals senior writer Geoff Hobson, Burrow initially turned down the show, which premieres July 8.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 July 2025
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Even after The Fast and the Furious had become a massive franchise, some stars still turned down parts in the films.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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This simple, oversized button-down shirt can be thrown over a tank top for extra coverage, worn with trousers for a dinner out, or used to elevate a pair of classic jeans.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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The parent said that her son was assaulted in the Torrey Pines High School bathroom when a metal folding chair was thrown over a stall.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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