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adjective

as in sinking

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verb

present participle of pass away
as in dying
to stop living the old woman passed away quietly

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Recent Examples of passing away
Verb
For her part, Lily Renée continued drawing comics for many years after Rio’s retirement and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2007 before passing away in New York in 2022, at the age of 101. — Gaby Iori october 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease. — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026 As well as the uncertainty of being in the final year of his contract, the France international also had to deal with the personal anguish of his father Hamady passing away in January. — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026 After passing away last Thursday at a local Charlotte hospital, news of the untimely death of Kyle Busch sent shockwaves through the sports community. — Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 The method follows the Swedish cultural tradition of decluttering and organizing one's life before passing away. — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 22 May 2026 My mom ended up getting cancer and passing away, and then the case just kind of went to the wayside. — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 An old order is passing away and a new one is beginning. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 Steve only got to visit Wanda in Broad Cove a couple of times before becoming too ill with AIDS to make the trip and eventually passing away from the disease. — Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passing away
  1. sinking
  2. dying
  3. fading
  4. checking out
  5. expiring
  6. falling
  7. stepping out
  8. perishing
Adjective
  • The sinking exercise was designed to strengthen the two countries’ ability to carry out long-range maritime strikes.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sinking
Verb
  • At the sites of deadly accidents, people have reported the sound of a pickaxe or the groans of a dying man.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Bart cries wolf the morning after dreaming about dying in a bus crash, but no one believes him.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of dying
Adjective
  • The classic budget-friendly design features a high-rise waistband that stays put, stretchy fabric that’s moisture-wicking and non-fading, and versatile colors like classic black and army green.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2026
  • In Aniara, the entire natural world is simply absent, a fading, unsustainable memory of something once alive.
    — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026
Definition of fading
Verb
  • Protect your accounts and personal information A suspicious shopping site may ask you to create an account before checking out.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Please adjust the total quantity of ‌iPhone Duo‌ in your order before checking out.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of checking out
Adjective
  • There’s another non-expiring contract — but maybe less realistic given what that contract looks like.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of expiring
Verb
  • The Chiefs had a historically bad loss last weekend while falling 20-3 to the Seahawks in Seattle.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Think of dominoes falling, not checkers hopscotching across the board.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of falling
Verb
  • This week, Katie Holmes delivered something of a style coup, stepping out wearing not one, but two trending accessories.
    — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The star just made a case for the ultimate celeb street-style uniform, stepping out in a classic trench coat, black boots, and oversized sunglasses.
    — Vivien Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of stepping out
Verb
  • In the film, Carrie impales Margaret (Piper Laurie) with flying kitchen knives, crucified within a door frame, before perishing herself.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This summer has been a deadly one in Europe, with over 10,000 people perishing in the extreme heat over just a few weeks.
    — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of perishing

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