as in refuses
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event
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Recent Examples of passes up
Around him, Turkey’s best ball progressors, Arda Guler and Hakan Calhanoglu, will frequently drop deep to pull the opposition out of shape and look for incisive passes up the pitch.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Graham fired a shot from just outside the box after a series of one-touch passes up the middle of the field.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Graham fired a shot from just outside the box after a series of one-touch passes up the middle of the field.
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ABC News,
23 May 2026
Tampa Bay passes up on a few top edge rushers here (Miami’s Akheem Mesidor and Auburn’s Keldric Faulk) because of the depth at the position and instead nabs McCoy before a few other corner-needy teams.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
And because Amazon never passes up an opportunity to throw a good sale, members just got extra lucky.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
McVay passes up the field goal and Stanford throws incomplete again.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Graham fired a shot from just outside the box after a series of one-touch passes up the middle of the field.
—
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
Graham fired a shot from just outside the box after a series of one-touch passes up the middle of the field.
—
ABC News,
23 May 2026
Tampa Bay passes up on a few top edge rushers here (Miami’s Akheem Mesidor and Auburn’s Keldric Faulk) because of the depth at the position and instead nabs McCoy before a few other corner-needy teams.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
And because Amazon never passes up an opportunity to throw a good sale, members just got extra lucky.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
McVay passes up the field goal and Stanford throws incomplete again.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes up
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But restraint can create value when management refuses to invest simply because capital is available.
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And yet your brain refuses to commit.
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Yet the Kremlin rejects the allegations and denies wrongdoing there.
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The Israel Prison Service rejects allegations of abuse, starvation, or denial of medical treatment.
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Kojima Productions declines to share more information on Kier's involvement, though filming has now properly begun with the actors on OD.
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Democratic voters are more likely to vote by mail than Republicans so stand to benefit in future elections if the Supreme Court declines to get involved.
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“Passes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20up. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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