as in dies
to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of passes away
Most Social Security payments fund retirement and related benefits, providing monthly income to eligible workers and certain family members, as well as survivor benefits for families after a worker passes away.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
That's very different from a co-signer, who is equally responsible for any balance, even after the primary cardholder passes away.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
That's very different from a co-signer, who is equally responsible for any balance, even after the primary cardholder passes away.
—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes away
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Not everyone dies, but there are innocent victims every day.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The socialite is now a bailiff, Orsolya Ionescu (Eszter Tompa), who has a husband and three children, none of whom, mercifully, dies; the plight of the young and comfortable is not Jude’s concern.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Support falls somewhat, to 70%, among non-MAGA Republicans.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Payton’s falls short of Chamberlain Gary Payton II had a chance to equal the feat of one of the game’s greatest players on Friday.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Dec. 2025
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Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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In the nightmare scenario that kicks off Transcription, the disabling of the narrator’s phone—that ingenious receptacle for distraction, and discomfort, and crap—sets in motion a series of observations and reminiscences that prod the narrator’s unconscious, bringing the novel into being.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Mullin and Scrosati were two of the most high-profile executives set to address the Lille confab as the industry-facing Forum part of events kicks off today.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Passes away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20away. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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