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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In his Wednesday interview, Gonzales alleged that when Santos-Aviles died, her widow reached out to the representative’s offices to ask about death benefits and retirement funds.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The Pentagon has released the names of five other members of the Army Reserve who died in the drone strike.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Using drone surveys to map the forest canopy, the team tested how views might shift if certain trees were felled, inching toward a location that felt both deliberate and deferential to the land.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gehry passed away in December of 2025, age 96, following a brief respiratory illness.—
David Sokol,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2026
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Alcorn passed away at 71 in January 2025 as possibly the world’s pre-eminent pedal steel player, driven by a vision to bring as much out of it as possible and, in doing so, to gracefully apprehend and interpret whatever music caught her interest.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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Giannetos styled the bob to look as though Moore just stepped out of the shower or had a dip in the pool, with lots of wet, piece-y texture.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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The following year, the family of four stepped out at the 2022 American Music Awards, where Pink sang a tribute to Olivia Newton-John.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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In Argentina, roughly 1,300 sea lions and fur seals perished.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Of the nine people who perished, seven were women and two were men.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Lamar Odom has reportedly checked out of rehab after completing a 30-day program following his DUI arrest earlier this year.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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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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“Passed (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28on%29. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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