as in to die
to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of pass away
Paul Alexander, one of the last surviving people in America to live in an iron lung, passed away in early 2024 at the age of 78.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
But after that wonderful news, Ian awakes to find his dear Rollo passed away from old age in the night.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Jack passed away after a long battle with brain cancer, a journey that inspired countless lives and left a legacy of hope, strength, and resilience.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The fires have tragically claimed 11 lives, including former child actor Rory Callum Sykes, who passed away in his Malibu home.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 12 Jan. 2025
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
But after that wonderful news, Ian awakes to find his dear Rollo passed away from old age in the night.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Jack passed away after a long battle with brain cancer, a journey that inspired countless lives and left a legacy of hope, strength, and resilience.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The fires have tragically claimed 11 lives, including former child actor Rory Callum Sykes, who passed away in his Malibu home.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass away
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Jeffrey Takeyama Jeffrey Takeyama, 69, died in the Palisades Fire.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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In January 1960, Hurston died in a welfare home in Fort Pierce, Florida.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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The missions, still without official launch dates, will fall within NASA’s private astronaut missions program, through which the space agency wants to promote the development of a space economy in low Earth orbit.—
Emilio Cozzi,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed American ideal fell short of reality.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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An additional five animals at a private animal sanctuary in Colorado — two tigers, one lion, a mountain lion and a fox — also perished from eating the food.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The thousands who have lost so much in the Los Angeles wildfires will soon wrestle with how to rebuild the lives that perished with their homes.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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When her father, Robert (French Stewart), finally checks out of her life, Lily looks for him on the internet.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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Make sure to check out Humphrey Carrasco, which offers an enviable stock of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century furnishings.—
Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Perfect for those cold mornings, memory foam bath mats also retain heat, keeping your feet warm right after stepping out of the shower or bath.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kim replies as a man's foot is seen stepping out of a car.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20away. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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