PASS AWAY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

pass away

verb

Definition of pass away

as in to die

to stop living the old woman passed away quietly

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Recent Examples of pass away Manuel Seal, award-winning songwriter and producer of hits for Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Usher, and Aretha Franklin, has passed away at 66. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Together, the actor and his ex-wife—who passed away in 2015—had two children. — Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 27 Sep. 2026 Despite being only 14 when Garland passed away, Joey has fond memories of their time together. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026 After both her parents passed away, Griffin returned to Taylor in 2019 feeling an innate responsibility to preserve her family’s legacy and the neighborhood that truly felt like home. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass away

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Pressure for action on all types of kratom is mounting after two students at the University of Mississippi died this month, with kratom products found on the scene in both cases.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Fiona Hepler Lowe, the daughter of actor Chad Lowe and Kim Painter, has died.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of die

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Pries’s suggestion, known as the inverse Galois problem, was inspired by the work of the 19th-century French mathematician Évariste Galois, who perished after he was wounded in a gun duel at age 20.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of perish

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Find seasonal art exhibits in the Gallery Hall and check out the Gwinnett Veterans Memorial Museum also located inside.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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