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
Aggressive Confrontations One potential emotional trigger is an employee confronting the leader aggressively in their office after being passed up for a promotion.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Landlords also often pass up retrofits since energy savings generally benefit tenants rather than themselves.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Black Friday is nearly here, and Costco’s latest membership deal could be hard to pass up.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
There’s no way Schmitt’s passing up the chance to work in peds.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Landlords also often pass up retrofits since energy savings generally benefit tenants rather than themselves.
—Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Black Friday is nearly here, and Costco’s latest membership deal could be hard to pass up.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
There’s no way Schmitt’s passing up the chance to work in peds.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pass up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
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The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Syria's government has rejected reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus as insurgents opposing his regime continue their lightning offensive.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Krager declined to specify the nature or severity of the injury at the time.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors declined to press charges against Mangum for making false allegations.Jenna West, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The district then requested state partnership money to build a new school, but the Arkansas Department of Education facilities division turned down the request.Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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That same month, a long-shot bid from Missouri's attorney general to have the order removed was also turned down by the Supreme Court.Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Have row cover fabric or old sheets handy to throw over the winter vegetable garden whenever a hard frost is forecast.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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Plus, the blanket doubles as decor when thrown over a chair or bed.Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Pass up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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