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Recent Examples of passed away
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
In 2021, Jones received word that Angelite had unexpectedly passed away.
—Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The Dawson's Creek actor passed away on February 11 following a battle with colorectal cancer.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Runyon passed away on March 6 with her husband, Todd Corman, and her children at her side after a six month battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
During that time, their unborn daughter passed away, which led Tavai to be away from the team for several more days.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
There was a turning point when my mother passed away.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
Gehry passed away in December of 2025, age 96, following a brief respiratory illness.
—David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 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
Verb
The incredibly protective Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump LLP founding partner passed away in 2021 — not long before this Jackson estate civil war flared up.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
In 2021, Jones received word that Angelite had unexpectedly passed away.
—Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The Dawson's Creek actor passed away on February 11 following a battle with colorectal cancer.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Runyon passed away on March 6 with her husband, Todd Corman, and her children at her side after a six month battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
During that time, their unborn daughter passed away, which led Tavai to be away from the team for several more days.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
There was a turning point when my mother passed away.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
Gehry passed away in December of 2025, age 96, following a brief respiratory illness.
—David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 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
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 the ensuing melee, she was hit in the head with a metal water bottle — causing injuries so severe that she was hospitalized, and later died.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Marland Jeffries died in 2023 at the age of 85.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The story follows a young woman who regains consciousness after three years in a coma, only to be confronted by the apparition of her deceased sister, as their mother’s search for the truth behind the sister’s death gradually uncovers a dark hereditary secret stretching back centuries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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The register of wills collects and manages inheritance tax — a tax paid by heirs who receive money, property or other assets from the estate of a deceased person.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Greek tragedies, the hero is felled by a fatal flaw.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Hanson crossed Redwood Creek on a fallen log at the northern edge of the high severity burn, an elastic term that generally means an area where most of the trees are dead.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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His mission is to avenge the death of his only friend, while protecting his fallen comrade’s daughter from the forces that destroyed her family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 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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On July 16, 1999, the trio perished when the single-engine plane Kennedy was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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While there is no exact count, the number of people who perished during the journey is in the millions, according to Paul Gardullo, the assistant director of history at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Damaged or defunct spacecraft also pose a growing problem.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The first one being Bruce Lee, who once had a martial arts studio in an unmarked building (which Joe found using a now-defunct History Channel app).—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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