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Recent Examples of passed away
William Harwood, CBS News, 9 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
Founder Tom Cloer’s first introduction to winemaking was from his elderly neighbor, who eventually passed away and left all his equipment to Cloer.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Sure, both of them passed away years ago, and their son, King Charles, is now the King of England.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
While Shaffer’s father has now passed away, his younger brother Derek has seemingly taken a step back from search efforts and has not spoken out publicly in recent years.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
My uncle Phil, who also had epilepsy and relied on Medicaid, passed away recently after years of struggling to afford his medications.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
When the queen passed away she was surrounded by her family.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
So, Hansen stepped in Monday and radioed mission control to describe the selection of a previously unnamed crater in honor of Wiseman's wife Carroll, a nurse who passed away in 2020.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 9 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
Founder Tom Cloer’s first introduction to winemaking was from his elderly neighbor, who eventually passed away and left all his equipment to Cloer.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Sure, both of them passed away years ago, and their son, King Charles, is now the King of England.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
While Shaffer’s father has now passed away, his younger brother Derek has seemingly taken a step back from search efforts and has not spoken out publicly in recent years.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
My uncle Phil, who also had epilepsy and relied on Medicaid, passed away recently after years of struggling to afford his medications.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
When the queen passed away she was surrounded by her family.
—Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 30 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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Merriweather’s office has dismissed about 106 homicide charges since 2020 — not including charges in which a defendant died, pleaded guilty, or wasn’t mentally competent to stand trial.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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One person has died, and two people are missing after a partial collapse at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia parking garage under construction in the city's Grays Ferry neighborhood Wednesday.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Other smaller craters were named after the living crew members of the Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 missions, as well as deceased astronauts and NASA employees.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Floorboards were milled from walnut trees felled at a construction site in North Carolina.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The armored one skirts stems, mushrooms, and sleeping crickets before sinking her mandibles into the fallen leaf of a hydrangea.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Clearly, the presence of sugar was no deterrent, as the dog appeared to have enthusiastically investigated the fallen bag, emerging with powdered evidence smeared across his face.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 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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Cookie perished, to say nothing of the dog.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The three perished when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Charlotte City Council could resurrect Charlotte’s long-defunct red light camera program amid rising traffic fatalities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the Stapleton neighborhood, FlyteCo Tower — a brewery, bar, restaurant and entertainment hub that took over the former air traffic control tower of the defunct Stapleton Airport — is an entertainment zone with mini golf, ping pong, arcade games and bowling lanes.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Passed away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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