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Recent Examples of passed away
Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Just five days later, his mother, Bangladesh’s first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, passed away following a long illness, drawing even larger numbers to throng the sprawling capital to pay their respects.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Even when Paul and Christopher passed away (the worst thing that could ever happen to a parent) their love and resilience never wavered.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Healy passed away on July 22, 1994, at the age of 70 from complications of liver cancer, less than three months after his last show.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Fighting back tears, Kimmel played a video of Pretti honoring a patient of his, a veteran, who had passed away.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
One of the most emotional ones was after my brother passed away.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
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
Along the way, Casiano suffered an unimaginable loss when his 11-year-old son passed away due to leukemia, so Carnahan threaded that personal detail into his own Miami cop character of Lieutenant Dane Dumars.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Recently, Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, passed away at age 80.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Just five days later, his mother, Bangladesh’s first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, passed away following a long illness, drawing even larger numbers to throng the sprawling capital to pay their respects.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Even when Paul and Christopher passed away (the worst thing that could ever happen to a parent) their love and resilience never wavered.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Healy passed away on July 22, 1994, at the age of 70 from complications of liver cancer, less than three months after his last show.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
Fighting back tears, Kimmel played a video of Pretti honoring a patient of his, a veteran, who had passed away.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
One of the most emotional ones was after my brother passed away.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
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
Along the way, Casiano suffered an unimaginable loss when his 11-year-old son passed away due to leukemia, so Carnahan threaded that personal detail into his own Miami cop character of Lieutenant Dane Dumars.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away
Adjective
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Her impulse control is practically gone.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Clouds have evaporated into practically nothing and are expected to stay gone.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Shillinglaw says the most powerful stop is the small town of Ypres, where the Last Post Ceremony has been held nearly every night since the end of World War I to honor the men who died on the front lines in Flanders.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Cain died at the scene, and Hayslip died in a hospital a week later.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Israeli police officer Ran Gvili's remains were returned to Israel on Monday, marking the return of all hostages, both living and deceased.—
Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The living hostages, as well as the remains of four deceased, were handed over on the day the ceasefire took effect.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Adjective
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After the Biden administration announced approximately $20 billion in subsidies (grants and loans) for Intel under the CHIPS and Science Act on March 20, 2024, the fallen chipmaker found a bottom.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Several members of the Horizon team visited the country, obviously for inspiration but also to take detailed notes on the settings, right down to how fallen cherry blossoms blow around as a speeding car passes by.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Altars are traditionally decorated with pictures of departed relatives, their favorite foods, drinks and remnants of their lives, such as favorite items or symbols of their profession.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Most of the group met in the city’s indie scene a decade ago, forming a casual, larger collective of musicians and friends who’d record at a studio in the now-defunct Mammal Gallery, previously located in south downtown before moving to the West End.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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After getting his start as the rhythm guitarist for now-defunct Philadelphia band Blood, McCamman left the city on a quest for pop songwriting perfection.—
Nick Ayres DeMasi,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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