as in to die
to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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David Lynch, Bertrand Bonello, Elem Klimov and his wife Larisa Shepitko, who passed away way too young — these are filmmakers who were constantly teetering on the brink of making something terrible.
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
A couple of years ago, Powers’s older sister, Peggy, passed away unexpectedly.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
With Alyssa Scott, Cannon shares a daughter Halo Marie Cannon, 1, and a late son, Zen, who passed away at 5 months old in 2021 due to brain cancer.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2024
My husband of 42 years passed away a year and a half ago.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2024
A couple of years ago, Powers’s older sister, Peggy, passed away unexpectedly.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
With Alyssa Scott, Cannon shares a daughter Halo Marie Cannon, 1, and a late son, Zen, who passed away at 5 months old in 2021 due to brain cancer.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2024
My husband of 42 years passed away a year and a half ago.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20away. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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