as in died
to stop living
my grandfather passed on at the age of 92
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed (on)
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Ishara Kami died after she was hit by a sliding vehicle along Brownsville Road in December and City of Pittsburgh officials said that the weather conditions at the time likely caused the driver to lose control of his vehicle.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026 -
The autopsy report, however, is only a classification of how the person died and does in itself not imply that the death was intentional or determine any criminal culpability.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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For every tree felled in the development of the hotel, two saplings were planted, and what's more, for every day that a guest decides to forgo housekeeping, a new tree will be planted (there's a nifty switch in your room so staff know).—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Jackson announced his dad's death in 2024 On July 16, 2024, Jackson announced that his father passed away at 70 years old.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Since L’approche, some have passed away, others are growing increasingly elderly, and still more younger people are arriving on the scene, moving into vacation homes and trying their hand at recreational farming.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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As Jenkins slowly stepped out wearing an off-the-shoulder gown from Lillian Ruth Bride, custom-altered by Jordyn White and styled by Nupt Styling, everyone gasped and clapped.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Taylor stepped out yesterday evening for the New York premiere of The Rip, wearing a sheer black dress with an ultra-high neckline and mask-like sheath across her face by Ashi Studio.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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Everything there fell apart and perished, as though the steppe were a field of deadly frequency, annihilating, on a molecular level, any object that happened into it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Six others perished prior to transport.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Paramedics checked out three people, but none went to the hospital.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Soon, however, Sarah began not feeling well and her OBGYN told her to get checked out at a hospital.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Passed (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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