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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Stacy co-sponsored a controversial bill that ultimately died in 2023, HB 419, which sought to ban gender transition procedures, hormones and puberty blockers for minors.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
One of the victims died at the hospital, Seattle Police Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis said in a news briefing late Sunday.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of died

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The Current never stepped out to pressure and let the Wave control the ball off a free kick that was taken short.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Another great guy, Mendoza’s grandfather, turned 80 last month, and the rookie stepped out of his Las Vegas bubble to celebrate the milestone on a family trip.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of stepped out

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At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
People working on ships, as well as foreign workers and others in gulf nations, Israel and Lebanon have also perished in the conflict.

— Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of perished

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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

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