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Definitions

pass away

VERB
die
Synonyms
STRONGEST
die expire perish succumb
WEAK
bite the dust buy the farm cash in one's chips cease living croak decease demise depart drop kick the bucket meet one's maker pass on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin
WEAK
be born live

Example Sentences

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I say people died when they, uh, pass away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"Mummy had been sick for a long time but nobody expected her to pass away and it all happened really quick," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Another reason to pursue this strategy: When you and your wife pass away, your children will also be forced to drain inherited tax-deferred accounts within a 10-year period.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

Among Park’s top concerns when he left the United States in June was that his mother, who is 86 and struggling with dementia, would pass away while he couldn’t return to the county.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

I will hide there, and the hand of god will wipe all tears from our eyes; there will be no crying, neither will there be any more death, because the former things will pass away.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson