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
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound junior from Suwanee, Ga., plans to pass up his senior season in Boulder and is expected to be a top-five pick by the pros — perhaps even No. 1 overall.
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Mike Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Three Republicans in the House voted against the bill originally, putting the chances of the override passing up in the air.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The 66-year-old Long Island native, who has overseen business and election content for both Fox News and Fox Business Network, reportedly passed up an offer to extend his contract, which was already set to expire at the end of this month.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
This deal on the Dyson Big Ball Vacuum is too good to pass up.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
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Mike Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Three Republicans in the House voted against the bill originally, putting the chances of the override passing up in the air.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The 66-year-old Long Island native, who has overseen business and election content for both Fox News and Fox Business Network, reportedly passed up an offer to extend his contract, which was already set to expire at the end of this month.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
This deal on the Dyson Big Ball Vacuum is too good to pass up.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
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Trump initially refused to approve federal aid to California for wildfires in 2018 until a National Security Council staffer showed him that Orange County had a dense concentration of voters who supported him, according to Politico.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Anti-natalists, however, refuse to equate children with a stake in the future.Jack Jiang, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Cleveland-Cliffs made a $7 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel, but the offer was rejected.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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But there was O’Connell, standing in front of the team, rejecting that premise and offering a message that still holds true today.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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John Irving, an attorney for de Oliveira, declined to comment on Cannon's ruling.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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However, the state’s herd sizes had been declining for years; the dairy biodigester boom may have just helped stave off further decline.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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Non-dual meditation aims at turning down even those deep priors that construct distinctions between subject and object altogether.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
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Evenflo, maker of car seats and other baby gear, on Wednesday announced a product aimed at turning down the chaos during those less-than-peaceful car rides.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Whether paired with wide-leg jeans or thrown over a dress on a chilly evening, wool jumpers were a popular item throughout town.Terri Peters, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Aaron Rodgers finally throws over 300 yards for the first time all season and the Jets get the late-game victory.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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