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
Don't pass up these timeless and practical pieces during your next thrift store visit.
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 Jan. 2026
This Gia Crossbody bag is too cute to pass up.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Was Denver really going to snap the ball, pass up a field goal and risk getting stopped by the Chiefs?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
Every pair of men’s footwear in the Amazon Outlet is priced under $100, making these deals impossible to pass up.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 Jan. 2026
This Gia Crossbody bag is too cute to pass up.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Was Denver really going to snap the ball, pass up a field goal and risk getting stopped by the Chiefs?
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
Every pair of men’s footwear in the Amazon Outlet is priced under $100, making these deals impossible to pass up.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
Verb
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My comment addressed agitators approaching law enforcement with a gun and refusing to disarm.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Judge Marrus, however, refused to back down.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Supervisors Shanti Landon, Anthony DeMattei and Suzanne Jones made up the three votes rejecting the loan.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kaiser flatly rejects the notion that the strike is about anything other than reimbursement.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Coleman declined to pursue the case, a police report said.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Across the other devices, both Mac and Wearables, Home & Accessories sales declined year over year, while the market anticipated slight growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Farmers Insurance Open begins Thursday morning at Torrey Pines, which means, at least for a few hours, the volume will be turned down on talk of the tournament’s future.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even on his birthday, Andrew Reyna couldn’t turn down an order from the Mexican Mafia.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Then, keep it in your wardrobe rotation to throw over your shoulders come spring.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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The zone-heavy Chargers forced Hurts to beat them by throwing over the middle — a region Hurts attacks half as often as his peers — and Hurts was inconsistent.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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