PASS AWAY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

pass away

verb

Definition of pass away next

as in to die

to stop living the old woman passed away quietly

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Recent Examples of pass away The first death was the 70-year-old Dutch man, who became ill on April 6 and passed away while still on board on April 11, followed by the man’s 69-year-old wife, who left the cruise ship at Saint Helena on April 24 and succumbed on April 26. —

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 More than 500 people are on a waitlist for a burial plot in the forest, Quakenbush said, though many who expressed early interest have already passed away. —

Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 My mother passed away some years later, and the book came to rest on my bookshelf of favorites. —

Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 Over the past few years, both Gretchen’s grandmother and her father have passed away — without knowing exactly what happened to her. —

Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass away

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And while this year ultimately produced notable wins for healthcare policy, business organizations were also frustrated by legislators on that front as well, pointing to a bill that would have allowed for association health plans that died in the Appropriations Committee.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
At least three people have died from the rare virus’s recent outbreak, marking a total of 11 cases as of May 13, according to the World Health Organization.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026