as in to die
to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of pass away
Kyren Lacy, formerly a star wide receiver for the LSU Tigers, passed away this weekend.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2025
With Kilmer sadly passing away on April 1, there's no better tribute to the man.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Late last month, 14-year-old Miller Gardner, son of New York Yankees alum Brett Gardner, also tragically passed away in his sleep at a Costa Rican hotel while on a family vacation.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Landon passed away in 1991 at age 54 from pancreatic cancer.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2025
With Kilmer sadly passing away on April 1, there's no better tribute to the man.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Late last month, 14-year-old Miller Gardner, son of New York Yankees alum Brett Gardner, also tragically passed away in his sleep at a Costa Rican hotel while on a family vacation.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Landon passed away in 1991 at age 54 from pancreatic cancer.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass away
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Iconoclastic critic, art historian, and photographer Max Kozloff, who served as Artforum’s executive editor in the 1970s before turning to his own artistic practice, died on April 6.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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The saxophonist in his band also died, according to manager Enrique Paulino.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Detectives kept it to themselves, instead the LAPD let the suspects think that investigators had fallen for what police perceived to be a trick.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished; only around 710 of those on board survived.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals gather to calf, nurse and breed.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Scroll down to check out clips of their performance, and rewind the livestream below to watch it in full.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2025
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Don't forget to check out the rest of our outdoor buying guides, including the Best Puffer Jackets and the Best Sunglasses. Power up with unlimited access to WIRED.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Footage from the Ring video camera at his home captured the moment — Nuñez Gonzalez tossing his trash bag into the bin, a man in a law enforcement vest stepping out of a car across the street and then running up behind him to handcuff him.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Designers stepped out of Covid with loud and shiny fashion.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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