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pass up

verb

Definition of pass up

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 Steelers’ offense could limit his upside, but the opportunity in a potentially high-scoring game is too good to pass up. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 Franco Sarto Geralyna Boots Franco Sarto is one of my go-to comfortable shoe brands, and these on sale knee-high boots are too good to pass up. — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026 After her senior year, Fisher passed up several offers to study law on the West Coast. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Another time, deep in Rutgers territory, Riley passed up on a fourth-quarter field goal on fourth down, only for USC’s fourth-down pass to come up short. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass up

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The court may, in fact, be on the verge of requiring taxpayers to fund religious schools that refuse to admit LGBTQ students and parents.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
The snack company refused and asked the band to stop throwing Cheez-Its from the stage.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of refuse

Verb

But Moscow has rejected a ceasefire, saying a comprehensive peace deal must be agreed rather than a temporary truce.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of reject

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The parties involved in the litigation—as well as Red Lobster itself, which is not being sued—declined to comment for this article, but their court filings lay out the sad saga in dramatic detail.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
But campus police made no arrests, and the district attorney, Matthew Van Houten, initially declined to pursue charges against the seven fraternity brothers.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of decline

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With its three-quarter sleeves and boat neckline, Hadid’s version felt particularly well suited to these strange in-between September days, a cream suede jacket thrown over her bag just in case.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
In his breakout season in 2025, Maye showed that one of his quarterbacking superpowers is throwing over the middle of the field.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of throw over

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