passed (on)

verb

past tense of pass (on)
as in died
to stop living my grandfather passed on at the age of 92

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed (on)
  1. died
  2. fell
  3. passed away
  4. stepped out
  5. perished
  6. checked out
Verb
  • Three people died at the scene and a fourth man later died in hospital, regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported, while over a dozen people were injured.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in an accident along the same highway linking the capital, Nairobi, with the coastal city of Mombasa.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of died
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  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of fell
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  • All but the first in the series were directed by Michael Apted, who passed away in 2021.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • His wife of more than 60 years, Betty Green, passed away in 2019.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed away
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  • Brody and Meester first stepped out together in February 2013, and were engaged by November of that same year.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The mother-daughter duo stepped out for the Gala of the Stars.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stepped out
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  • The couple perished in an Oregon highway crash in November 2025.
    — Eric Mack , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The organization had been personally impacted – two employees’ sons worked for Cantor Fitzgerald and perished in the North Tower.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of perished
Verb
  • Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Staff described students as often seeming physically and mentally worn down and checked out.
    — Crystal Cederna, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of checked out
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“Passed (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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