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
Some deals—like this 12-inch hybrid mattress that’s now just over $300—are too good to pass up.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
From on-trend leather toppers, to classic denim truckers, and of course, a few perfect barn jackets in the mix, this edit is too good to pass up—especially with deals like these.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
At a whopping 60 percent off, this Kate Spade creation is a difficult offer to pass up.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Jxrev Wireless Earbuds are a standout at 88 percent off—a deal too good to pass up.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
From on-trend leather toppers, to classic denim truckers, and of course, a few perfect barn jackets in the mix, this edit is too good to pass up—especially with deals like these.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
At a whopping 60 percent off, this Kate Spade creation is a difficult offer to pass up.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Jxrev Wireless Earbuds are a standout at 88 percent off—a deal too good to pass up.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
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By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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If Taiwan refuses to capitulate in a quarantine or blockade, an invasion could follow.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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At that meeting, Buchanan's reappointment to a full five-year term on the housing authority's board was rejected in a 6-2 decision, with two city directors absent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Scholtes rejected a second-degree murder plea deal in March 2025 that would have resulted in a sentence of 10 to 25 years, according to previous reporting by The Arizona Republic.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Contract options exercised for 4 The club exercised contract options on Stephen Afrifa, Zorhan Bassong, Jansen Miller and John Pulskamp, while declining options for Tim Leibold, Nemanja Radoja, Ryan Schewe, Shelton and Mason Toye.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, her cousin the followed up, and the OP wrote back declining the invite.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Last month, the Central City Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council turn down the project.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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After an edgy week, Michigan found the volume knob and turned down the noise.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mayfield was 8 of 9 for 144 yards throwing over the middle against a defense that lost Warner on the second defensive series.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The movie co-stars Albert Finney as an acclaimed and hot-tempered writer named George and Keaton as Faith, the wife and mother of his children, who gave up her own dreams to support him, only to get thrown over for a younger woman (Karen Allen).—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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