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to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of passed away
Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Twenty-one years after that first Gator Bowl and just two weeks before the Tigers traveled back to the Sunshine State to beat Alabama with a last-second touchdown pass to secure our first national title since 1981, my grandfather passed away.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez knew one of the members of the team who passed away.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Eaton reconnected to her faith at 27, after her mother passed away, and joined a music group at her church in Denver.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
But it has been largely forgotten over the past five decades, as the people who knew about it and the 10 people who survived it grew older or passed away.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Armani passed away on September 4, aged 91, due to liver failure.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Blu Jemz — my great friend who passed away four or five years ago, who the book is dedicated to — used to hang and DJ at this place called Le Bain.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Recently, Sanchez posted another emotional message on Instagram, this time after her mother-in-law, Jacklyn Bezos, passed away at the age of 78.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Despite being given an injection of serum rushed from state laboratories in Albany, a bronchoscopy procedure to clear the congestion in his lungs, and three blood transfusions, Wallace passed away a few days later, with his wife and two young children at his bedside.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Twenty-one years after that first Gator Bowl and just two weeks before the Tigers traveled back to the Sunshine State to beat Alabama with a last-second touchdown pass to secure our first national title since 1981, my grandfather passed away.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez knew one of the members of the team who passed away.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Eaton reconnected to her faith at 27, after her mother passed away, and joined a music group at her church in Denver.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
But it has been largely forgotten over the past five decades, as the people who knew about it and the 10 people who survived it grew older or passed away.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Armani passed away on September 4, aged 91, due to liver failure.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Blu Jemz — my great friend who passed away four or five years ago, who the book is dedicated to — used to hang and DJ at this place called Le Bain.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Recently, Sanchez posted another emotional message on Instagram, this time after her mother-in-law, Jacklyn Bezos, passed away at the age of 78.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away
Verb
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According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 65,000 Palestinians have died so far in the Israel-Hamas war.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kirk died on September 10 during a public Turning Point USA event hosted by the activist at Utah Valley University.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors had tried pointing to two cases – the 1994 shooting of a van full of Hasidic yeshiva students on the Brooklyn Bridge, and the 1997 shooting from the observation deck of the Empire State Building – as terroristic acts that ended with just one deceased victim.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s what the lesson here is for me, to treat others with respect and kindness, to honor the wishes of the fallen, and to have this dream of a better future.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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Members of the New York Yankees were given permission by MLB to wear FDNY and NYPD hats tonight, honoring the fallen first responders of 9/11.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The outlet noted that the dead included a mother and daughter and three family members, who all perished together in the waters.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 2019, more than 6,200 koalas in New South Wales – 15% of the state's population – are thought to have perished in the devastating fires.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Shelby County Public Library Director Pam Federspiel did not think much of it when an unidentified man checked out 16 books on LGBTQ+ topics from the Shelby County Public Library in Spring 2024.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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