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adjective

as in gone

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verb

past tense of pass away
as in died
to stop living the old woman passed away quietly

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Recent Examples of passed away
Verb
Sadly, that latter group earns a new radio hit in America at nearly the same time that frontman and co-founding member Victor Willis passed away. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Sarah finally passed away in 1998, six months after her son Lloyd’s death. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026 Armani passed away on September 4, aged 91, due to liver failure. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 July 2026 But after her father passed away in 1988, her career plans changed course. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 Last year, their older sister Maria Esther passed away from cancer aged 64. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Bryan Marchment wore number 27 with the Sharks, and Mason, after Bryan passed away, wore his dad’s number during his three seasons with the Dallas Stars and with the Seattle Kraken this past season. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 July 2026 All the cast members have passed away by now, but Entertainment Weekly is taking a look at where their careers took them after the conclusion of Sanford and Son. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 Honoring the way Schultz’s weaving developed through intergenerational mentorship and knowledge transfer, the retrospective contains works by four generations of weavers in her family, including her mother, Martha Gorman Schultz, who passed away last year at the age of 93. — Lua Vollaard, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away
  1. gone
  2. died
  3. deceased
  4. fell
  5. fallen
  6. perished
  7. departed
  8. checked out
Adjective
  • Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
  • Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of gone
Verb
  • When Khomeini died in 1989, Khamenei became his successor within a matter of weeks.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • At least 31 children died in hot cars in 2025, according to the National Safety Council and nine have died this year.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of died
Adjective
  • Owens, who turns 97 on Thursday, said of deceased parents Homer and Annie Owens.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene, while the man was transported to an area hospital.
    — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of deceased
Verb
  • Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of fell
Adjective
  • The 55-story, 2 million square foot building with more than an acre of outdoor terraces and gardens is the last commercial development in the footprint of the fallen twin towers of the World Trade Center.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • But fallen ash still poses major health risks if ingested or inhaled.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of fallen
Verb
  • While the crown prince managed to free himself from the dragon before sinking, Triarchy crossbowmen peppered him from a nearby ship, and both dragon and rider perished.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Known as the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act — named for the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who perished at Mystic last year — it was signed into law in Texas in September.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of perished
Adjective
  • Judaism approaches these moments with deep sensitivity, offering guidance not to judge or criticize, but to bring dignity, comfort, and peace—to the soul of the departed and to those left behind.
    — Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Mac Jones did not throw Wednesday because of a sore shoulder that checked out clean and should be ready for training camp, which is expected to open July 25 or 26.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Definition of checked out

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“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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