passed (on)

past tense of pass (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed (on)
Verb
  • The comments come more than nine months after her husband, Jeff Baena, died at 47.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fellow comedy legend Carl Reiner, who played the wily Saul Bloom in all three Ocean's movies, died in June 2020 at age 98 from natural causes, leaving behind a career that netted him 11 Emmy Awards, a Grammy, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • They’re supposed to do fine in extreme heat and snow, though residents of other cities have had to rescue them when they’ve been felled by weather.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Friday, Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta shared an incredibly unfortunate update on former Ravens defensive tackle and Super Bowl XLVII hero Arthur Jones, who passed away at the age of 39.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Patricia Routledge, the British sitcom icon, has passed away.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Styled by Anna Trevelyan, Harlow stepped out in Look 8, a bold matching brown leather set featuring a cropped jacket worn open with no top underneath, paired with mini shorts.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Levi's 501 Crop Jeans A petite-friendly fashion hack Reese Witherspoon just stepped out in?
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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