as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event
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Recent Examples of pass up
Red Robin put the passes up for sale on April 17 for just $20.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Putin, bent on total victory, may regret passing up the extraordinary chance offered by Trump to end his disastrous Ukraine war and cut his country’s substantial losses.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
School leaders are parsing which of these technologies might become essential and which should be passed up.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
However, Belichick also mentions passing up on a particular MVP quarterback in the league today: Lamar Jackson.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Putin, bent on total victory, may regret passing up the extraordinary chance offered by Trump to end his disastrous Ukraine war and cut his country’s substantial losses.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
School leaders are parsing which of these technologies might become essential and which should be passed up.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
However, Belichick also mentions passing up on a particular MVP quarterback in the league today: Lamar Jackson.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
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Both have also been vocally critical of giving more military and financial assistance to Ukraine and have previously threatened refused to back the EU’s regular extensions of sanctions against Russia.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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When one player refused and wanted to take a photo of the statement, the player was allegedly denied a chance and warned ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi would find out about his response.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 May 2025
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Shirley has discovered that Conrad was rejected for a job at UNIT eight years ago.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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The judge has now said that’s not good enough, and rejected Bungie’s motion to dismiss.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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While the cost of groceries, on average, declined, the report found the price of dining out got more expensive and is up about 4% from the past year.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Revenue is expected to decline between 4 percent and 5 percent, which anticipates a drop of 4 to 5 percent in North America, a mid-teen percent decline in Asia-Pacific and high-single-digit growth in EMEA.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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The largest obstacles were Jo finding a way to turn down her future mother- in-law’s questionable makeup artist talent and veil offering and Link struggling with his vows.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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President Donald Trump said that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has turned down his offer to deploy American troops into Mexico to fight against the country's drug cartels.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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While its cozy fabric will serve you well on brisk spring evenings, its lightweight design is easy to throw over your shoulders for added texture once temperatures rise.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Gabriel, like Tua Tagovailoa, also thrives with RPOs and throws over the middle.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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