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to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of passed away
Lua Vollaard,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
France manager Didier Deschamps will temporarily leave the tournament after learning yesterday that his mother had passed away.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
More than two years later, residents of the surrounding community have reported ongoing problems with their lungs, sinuses and respiratory systems and some have passed away, while livestock and pets have also become ill and died, Sykes said.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Music industry titan Clive Davis, known for his unparalleled talent instincts, has passed away at 94.
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Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Savannah Guthrie's call for tips comes after new reporting that the second ransom note that was sent to her family indicated that Nancy Guthrie had passed away after she was abducted, a federal law enforcement source close to the case told Fox News on Monday.
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Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
In 2019, Pei passed away in Manhattan at the age of 102.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
23 June 2026
Lucy passed away just a month before her second birthday from a brain hemorrhage — cancer-free.
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Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
My closest cousin recently passed away due to her age.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Verb
Honoring the way Schultz’s weaving developed through intergenerational mentorship and knowledge transfer, the retrospective contains works by four generations of weavers in her family, including her mother, Martha Gorman Schultz, who passed away last year at the age of 93.
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Lua Vollaard,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
France manager Didier Deschamps will temporarily leave the tournament after learning yesterday that his mother had passed away.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
More than two years later, residents of the surrounding community have reported ongoing problems with their lungs, sinuses and respiratory systems and some have passed away, while livestock and pets have also become ill and died, Sykes said.
—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Music industry titan Clive Davis, known for his unparalleled talent instincts, has passed away at 94.
—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Savannah Guthrie's call for tips comes after new reporting that the second ransom note that was sent to her family indicated that Nancy Guthrie had passed away after she was abducted, a federal law enforcement source close to the case told Fox News on Monday.
—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
In 2019, Pei passed away in Manhattan at the age of 102.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 June 2026
Lucy passed away just a month before her second birthday from a brain hemorrhage — cancer-free.
—
Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
My closest cousin recently passed away due to her age.
—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away
Adjective
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Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
Verb
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The extent of any aid package will have to match the emerging picture of how many have died, how many remain trapped under the rubble and how many Venezuelans will struggle yet further for food.
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The family of Binh Pham, one of the crash victims who later died at University Hospital in Columbia, has hired Wendt Law Firm.
Adjective
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The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Both of his parents are deceased, and his grandmother was caring for his younger brother, who was suffering from a severe leg injury.
Verb
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
Adjective
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Dozens of firefighters lined the street in a solemn salute to their fallen colleagues.
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Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
Verb
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Known as the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act — named for the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who perished at Mystic last year — it was signed into law in Texas in September.
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The pallor of mortality is a reminder, for some, of the heat wave in the summer of 2003, when nearly fifteen thousand people perished in France.
Adjective
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Syria has been without a parliament since the December 2024 offensive by insurgents led by al-Sharaa’s now defunct Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, which ended the Assad family’s five-decade dynasty.
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Prosecutors in 2017 charged him with six counts of embezzlement, grand theft, money laundering and misappropriation of public funds in connection with his time as CEO of the now-defunct Stockton Boys and Girls Club.
Verb
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Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.
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Mac Jones did not throw Wednesday because of a sore shoulder that checked out clean and should be ready for training camp, which is expected to open July 25 or 26.
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“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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