as in died
to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of passed away
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s just been a few days since Diane Keaton passed away, and there are still no real details about what happened to her.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
Then unexpectedly in 2023, Windham passed away at age 36.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
My mother passed away last year, and my father is 90.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Huabing Xie, a Chinese national, passed away on September 29, after being transported from the Imperial Regional Detention Facility to El Centro Regional Medical Center in California, the agency said in a news release.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The film’s composer Marta Jaciubek-McKeever tragically passed away this week after a two-year battle with cancer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Midway through 2020, Janion passed away at ninety-three.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Just two months after announcing a thyroid cancer diagnosis, former Red Sox All-Star outfielder Mike Greenwell has passed away at age 62.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Michael Saladino opened Champ’s in 1963 and passed away in 2017 at the age of 77.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
It’s just been a few days since Diane Keaton passed away, and there are still no real details about what happened to her.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
Then unexpectedly in 2023, Windham passed away at age 36.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
My mother passed away last year, and my father is 90.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Huabing Xie, a Chinese national, passed away on September 29, after being transported from the Imperial Regional Detention Facility to El Centro Regional Medical Center in California, the agency said in a news release.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The film’s composer Marta Jaciubek-McKeever tragically passed away this week after a two-year battle with cancer.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Midway through 2020, Janion passed away at ninety-three.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Just two months after announcing a thyroid cancer diagnosis, former Red Sox All-Star outfielder Mike Greenwell has passed away at age 62.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away
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Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Musicians everywhere came to pay tributes to the late R&B icon D’Angelo, who died from pancreatic cancer on October 14.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These beneficiaries include retired workers, disabled workers, survivors of deceased workers and those receiving Supplemental Security Income.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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For transplants, scientists are pursuing multiple sources of beta cells, including ones from a deceased donor and ones grown from other cells in a patient’s own body.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Empty cans of alcoholic seltzers and a cigarette carton littered the floor beside the fallen balcony.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Her hero, Vernon, is a fallen Gen-Xer trying to survive it all—and the book is critical of his generation’s hypocrisies.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The outlet also said that Simmons was taken to a hospital after the accident to be checked out.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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Now, a recent Urban performance has resurfaced that points to, if not that, at least the fact that the singer was mentally checked out a while ago.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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