as in to die
to stop living
the old woman passed away quietly
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Recent Examples of pass away
More recently in 2022, super late to the train, my producer Rex Roulette who plays guitar for Eagles of Death Metal turned me on to the music of Mark Lanegan, who had just passed away earlier that year.
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024
Dominique Brown, co-creator of the Black Girl Disney platform, passed away from a fatal allergic reaction at a BoxLunch event last Thursday (Dec. 5) at Vibiana in Los Angeles.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Legendary Philadelphia Eagles head coach and six-time Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Khayat has sadly passed away at 89, according to a statement from the team.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Michael’s brother passed away a couple of years ago.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ron Hart, SPIN, 9 Dec. 2024
Dominique Brown, co-creator of the Black Girl Disney platform, passed away from a fatal allergic reaction at a BoxLunch event last Thursday (Dec. 5) at Vibiana in Los Angeles.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Legendary Philadelphia Eagles head coach and six-time Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Khayat has sadly passed away at 89, according to a statement from the team.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Michael’s brother passed away a couple of years ago.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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Those patients died less than two months after their surgeries and were too sick to leave the hospital.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some were stamping books while others were dying and shaping leather.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Broocks noted that the Sandy Hook lawsuit judgments could be overturned in pending appeals and got Murray to acknowledge that the Sandy Hook families' offer in The Onion bid could fall apart if that happens.CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Historical records indicated that between 1804 and the Civil War, dozens of enslaved people perished at The Hermitage, but their burial site had faded from collective memory.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The people who lived here over 5,600 years ago ate mostly plants, farmed, and some may have perished in an accidental fire.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Surf, Wind, and Fire, The Black Cat Shoppe, Blue Magnolia, and Snap Dragon are also worth checking out.Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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So, check out some of our favorite items from The Home Depot’s Black Friday sale rounded up below.Michelle Mastro, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are stepping out to support their mom's big night Comments Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis stepped out in support of their mom, Kate Middleton, at her poignant carol service.Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Surveillance footage of the shooting obtained by shows the assailant stepping out behind Thompson from behind a vehicle and shooting him from behind using what appears to be a silencer.James Bickerton, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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