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 Caprio passed away in August 2025 at the age of 88 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. — Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026 The actor, who passed away in 2021, eventually softened on the film. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026 Sam Masaru Sekoff, a literary manager at Entertainment 360, passed away unexpectedly yesterday morning, July 14, on what was his 33rd birthday. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 July 2026 Graham, who had turned 71 just two days before passing away on Saturday night, was far younger than many of his Senate colleagues and appeared to have been in good health. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass away

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The lab got its start with studies of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the 1900s, when ranchers and cattle were dying from the then-unknown disease.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The New Empire, died today, July 21, in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of die

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At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
People working on ships, as well as foreign workers and others in gulf nations, Israel and Lebanon have also perished in the conflict.

— Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of perish

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See this all and more below, and click through here to check out the full Nordstrom Anniversary Sale now.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Or, go for a stroll around Hot Springs’ tiny downtown area and check out some of the local shops, galleries, and restaurants.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Definition of check out

Verb

The Current never stepped out to pressure and let the Wave control the ball off a free kick that was taken short.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Though agents responded as they were trained and quickly thwarted the gunman’s plot, some guests who had stepped out of the ballroom to use the bathroom — including CNN’s Wolf Blitzer — found themselves in the midst of the gunfire.

— Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

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