PASSED (ON) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

passed (on)

verb

past tense of pass (on)

as in died

to stop living my grandfather passed on at the age of 92

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Instead, three of those whales have died, along with another Shedd whale that did not come from Marineland.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
This was a place that had died, a place where life no longer existed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of died

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Leading man Cory Monteith died due to an accidental overdose in 2013, and costar Naya Rivera passed away in 2020 in an accidental drowning while on a boat excursion with her young son.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Presley passed away at a rehab facility in Santa Monica, Calif.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of passed away

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Spatola stepped out of fatigues and back on to the hardwood as an assistant coach for Duke basketball between 2007 and 2012.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Engagement rumors between the two began to surface in 2016 and Munn even stepped out with a ruby on her ring finger.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepped out

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Pries’s suggestion, known as the inverse Galois problem, was inspired by the work of the 19th-century French mathematician Évariste Galois, who perished after he was wounded in a gun duel at age 20.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of perished

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Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Staff described students as often seeming physically and mentally worn down and checked out.

— Crystal Cederna, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

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