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to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of passed away
Janay Reece, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Adding to her woes, her Moroccan Jewish grandmother has just passed away, leaving her with only a family ring with mysterious powers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
But Dax Shepard’s comments about Eric Dane, who recently passed away following an ALS diagnosis, are not sitting well with some.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026
Atascadero was one of the parties in the case, which worked with Breeze, one of the annuitants who passed away in 2021.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
In March 2025, Kylie took to Instagram to share that her beloved Irish Wolfhound named Baloo had passed away.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The Hunter syndrome community is small, and in recent months, multiple people — many in their teens and early adulthood — have passed away.
—Nathan Grant, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
My stepson passed away from a drug overdose in 2019.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
One student’s trumpet was a gift from his father, who passed away weeks before the Disney trip.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
Kamryn passed away on September 5, 2007, just a month shy of her ninth birthday.
—Janay Reece, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Adding to her woes, her Moroccan Jewish grandmother has just passed away, leaving her with only a family ring with mysterious powers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
But Dax Shepard’s comments about Eric Dane, who recently passed away following an ALS diagnosis, are not sitting well with some.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026
Atascadero was one of the parties in the case, which worked with Breeze, one of the annuitants who passed away in 2021.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
In March 2025, Kylie took to Instagram to share that her beloved Irish Wolfhound named Baloo had passed away.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The Hunter syndrome community is small, and in recent months, multiple people — many in their teens and early adulthood — have passed away.
—Nathan Grant, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
My stepson passed away from a drug overdose in 2019.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
One student’s trumpet was a gift from his father, who passed away weeks before the Disney trip.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 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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Lillo himself died in 2021, leaving Block to carry on his legacy.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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His cousin died, while he and his brother were injured.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An adult male was found deceased, and officers located the child inside a bathroom at the airport, the outlets reported, citing authorities.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Over the last 20 or so years he has been estranged off and on from various family members, including our parents (now deceased), his children and me.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jeff Shell, now felled from his presidency of Paramount, is living proof.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Floorboards were milled from walnut trees felled at a construction site in North Carolina.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Brian Dennehy embodied him as a kind of fallen giant, a weary figure worn down on the turntable of life.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Keeping in mind the teams wrap up the series Wednesday afternoon at Fenway, the Red Sox should be extremely grateful to get out of Tuesday’s game without needing to pull Contreras off some fallen Brewer.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 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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Phillips was among the 1,500 who perished.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Detailed wage reports from the California Employment Development Department for the seven employees who perished show no reportable income from Devastating Pyrotechnics, despite several of the men having been associated with the company for years.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Caryn Marjorie, a 26-year-old lifestyle influencer, signed a deal in 2023 with a now defunct startup called Forever Voices to develop a digital clone of herself that fans could talk to.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Stars Football Club, formerly called the Chicago Red Stars, was a founding member of the now-defunct Women’s Professional Soccer League, and has played in the National Women’s Soccer League since 2013.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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