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
Over one in ten report being passed up for a promotion or chance to get ahead because of their age.
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Helen Dennis, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
There have been moments where she's had to pass up on activities, such as hiking with her husband.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Job offers like this may be too hard for some to pass up in an Agency already suffering from low morale.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Aisha, the youngest, a party girl whose antics are legendary, can’t pass up an opportunity to wreak havoc.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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Helen Dennis, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
There have been moments where she's had to pass up on activities, such as hiking with her husband.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Job offers like this may be too hard for some to pass up in an Agency already suffering from low morale.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Aisha, the youngest, a party girl whose antics are legendary, can’t pass up an opportunity to wreak havoc.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
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My adoptive parents had refused to allow contact or send pictures, and didn’t tell me about her attempt to communicate with us for years after the fact.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Federal officials refused to return him, accusing him of being a gang member, despite judges’ orders that he should be sent back to the United States.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The letter also called for the return of mandatory standardized testing in university admissions and for universities to report the anonymous scores and grades of accepted and rejected students.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a June ruling, a three-judge Kansas Court of Appeals panel rejected Kobach’s arguments in no uncertain terms.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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And some items, though limited, have seen prices decline, including Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip ice cream, Montgomery Inn’s full rack of ribs, Pringles potato chips and Red and Blue Bicycle Playing cards (though a standard deck has risen 11% in line with the overall index.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Netflix has declined to comment on Musk’s campaign.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Countryman Alphonse Areola also advised the defender to turn down the Italian side and join him at the London Stadium.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Rob Lowe turned down his Comedy Central roast four times.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Though Brock Purdy threw over 300 yards in his return from injury, the Jaguars' defense caused five turnovers, including a strip sack that sealed the game in the fourth quarter.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The straps are long enough to throw over your shoulder, and the open top makes accessing what’s inside easy.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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