passings

plural of passing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of passings Two widows cashing out after their husband’s untimely and suspicious passings. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025 The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents. Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passings
Noun
  • Both deaths are portrayed in the show.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Violent crime lower this summer in Indianapolis IndyStar and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police data show that in the first six months of 2025, there was a significant dip in year-to-date deaths compared to the past five years.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Regardless of their fates, the actors who portrayed them — including breakout stars Alexander Skarsgård and Joe Manganiello — have stayed with us.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Their fates become entangled with Janszoon’s as his pirate empire faces threats from rivals and his own family.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Passings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passings. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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