passed (on)

past tense of pass (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed (on)
Verb
  • The 19-year-old driver of the SUV, Yaakov Kilberg, and the three 18-year-old passengers — Aharon Lebovits, Shlomo Cohen and Chaim Grossman — all died, the outlets reported.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Despite lifesaving measures, the man died from his injuries, according to Adger.
    Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The trees had already been felled and piled by the landowner; the log piles were initially slated to be burned to reduce the fire hazard.
    Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Grainier‘s an itinerant lumber man who worked the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century, felling timber and building railroads.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some of their group passed away, others moved out of town and a few were worried about interacting with too many people at the height of the pandemic.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • My grandparents not talking about their experience being sent to a Japanese American internment camp during World War II, and then also my mom never talking about her older sister, who passed away before I was born.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That report blamed OceanGate, with particular culpability placed on OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who perished in the disaster.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In London, Janet Jackson stepped out for the inaugural British Museum Ball in a billowing red gown by Stephane Rolland.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • From London to Los Angeles, stars stepped out this week for awards, premieres, and power events across the globe.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 20 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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