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Recent Examples of passed away
David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
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
Yesterday, my wife and I went out to the cemetery to lay some flowers for her brother and father, who passed away many years ago.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Payne passed away in October 2024 at just 31 years old after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Doris Nantz passed away peacefully in 2022, according to her obituary.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Nantz’s mother, Doris, passed away peacefully in 2022, according to her obituary.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Not long after, a key figure in the eagles’ relationship with the public, Sandy Steers, passed away after a private battle with cancer.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
It was not immediately known how Grant passed away.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Gehry passed away in December of 2025, age 96, following a brief respiratory illness.
—David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
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
Yesterday, my wife and I went out to the cemetery to lay some flowers for her brother and father, who passed away many years ago.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Payne passed away in October 2024 at just 31 years old after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Doris Nantz passed away peacefully in 2022, according to her obituary.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Nantz’s mother, Doris, passed away peacefully in 2022, according to her obituary.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Not long after, a key figure in the eagles’ relationship with the public, Sandy Steers, passed away after a private battle with cancer.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
It was not immediately known how Grant passed away.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Adjective
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Chavismo is the term Venezuelans use to describe the regime first established by deceased strongman Hugo Chavez.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ghostface may remain financially dominant and culturally unavoidable, but the franchise’s latest chapter suggests the mask’s legacy is becoming creatively disposable… if not deceased.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
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
Adjective
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Additional Republican candidate Nicky Lama shared a quote from Psalms and shared a prayer for the fallen soldiers, but did not elaborate on his stance around the Iran strikes.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The fallen soldiers, ages 20 to 42, earned praise from families for devotion to service, generosity and commitment to others.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That mirrors the likely total awaiting the 10 Pac-12 legacy schools now scattered across the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Of the departed contingent, only Arizona is a lock to make the NCAA Tournament field as an at-large team.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pritchard, who’d notched three straight 20-point outings since replacing the departed Anfernee Simons as Boston’s second-unit quarterback, had six points on 2-of-9 shooting and was a minus-27.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
Adjective
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By creating high-fidelity hydrodynamic and chemical models, the team has cleared a major technical hurdle in determining how these defunct sites can be repurposed for Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH).—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The trucking company has long had a footprint in Boise but is working on moving its sales and service operation 10 minutes south to the now-defunct Boise Factory Outlets mall.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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