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
McVay passes up the field goal and Stanford throws incomplete again.
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Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes up
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One of the most dominant factions that refuses to die?—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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The film sensitively and disarmingly refuses to other the subculture at its core — a clever way of making the particular feel universal.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, a vocal political movement, on both right and left, rejects these values.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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If the House rejects the plan or delays action, the shutdown could stretch beyond the weekend, though most appropriators still expect a relatively short closure given the bipartisan momentum before the deadline.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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As the population ages and the number of college students declines, institutions of higher education are actively cultivating a crop of midlife and older students.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ed Setzler declines to run to replace Barry Loudermilk.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Passes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20up. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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