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
The talk show host couldn’t pass up the chance to wear coordinating The Addams Family (1991) costumes with husband Consuelos, who looked charming as the suave Gomez Addams to her Morticia.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The brand is offering limited-time discounts on their high-end fat-tire ebikes, and the deals literally are too good to pass up.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Plus, the former Girl Scout in me is never able to pass up a Thin Mint.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Pitt has rest/prep edge after playing last Thursday, Gee Bees have lost last six trips to it’s-still-Heinz Field-to-me, and Mike Tomlin as a home dog following a loss is too scrumptious to pass up.
—Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The brand is offering limited-time discounts on their high-end fat-tire ebikes, and the deals literally are too good to pass up.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Plus, the former Girl Scout in me is never able to pass up a Thin Mint.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Pitt has rest/prep edge after playing last Thursday, Gee Bees have lost last six trips to it’s-still-Heinz Field-to-me, and Mike Tomlin as a home dog following a loss is too scrumptious to pass up.
—Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
Verb
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The world’s diplomats must refuse to seat or recognise Min Aung Hlaing or his representatives at any summit or ministerial meeting.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of the girls were hired as servants in the homes of higher-status Burghers, though Rustin refused on principle to consider it.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And the British nations, as ever, remained aloof, England rejecting a late offer to step in for Austria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Democrats are pushing to extend soon-to-expire health care tax credits and reverse earlier Medicaid cuts, but Republicans have rejected those proposals.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In a social media video, Madi said her father's health declined in the months following an early-stage prostate cancer diagnosis.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Administration submitted an emergency filing to the Supreme Court after an appeals court declined to block the injunction.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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People have to show they’ve been turned down by at least three companies.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Haddish had auditioned for Saturday Night Live multiple times and been turned down.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And then Josh makes his throw over the middle (to Khalil) Shakir, and it’s perfectly timed by Bryan Cook, but the Chiefs employed the triple spy and tried to limit Josh Allen.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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Need something to throw over your shoulder on your next trip?—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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