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adjective

as in gone

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verb

past tense of pass away
as in died
to stop living the old woman passed away quietly

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Recent Examples of passed away
Verb
Soon after the verdict, Harley Feldman, who had attended his daughter's trial daily, passed away. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Yet the name is also a relic — the legacy of Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack, the last of whom passed away nearly 50 years ago. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber’s son, Presley Gerber, passed away on September 20 from an alleged overdose. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026 So there was something about that dynamic between [his own living family, after MJ passed away]. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Quavo also teased that his next endeavor will be a final Migos project with Offset, which will feature posthumous vocals from Takeoff, who passed away in November 2022 in a fatal shooting. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026 Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul passed away in 2018 at the age of 76, leaving behind an impressive legacy that few stars could replicate. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 But recounting each group’s beginning and remembering many wonderful friends who have passed away were also important to those gathered. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 The memorial service for a Georgia College & State University women's soccer player who passed away after a battle with cancer will take place in her hometown of Loganville on Friday. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away
  1. gone
  2. died
  3. deceased
  4. fell
  5. fallen
  6. perished
  7. departed
  8. checked out
Adjective
  • Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
  • Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of gone
Verb
  • Alexei Tsydenov, head of the nearby Republic of Buryatia, said the woman had died from an unspecified form of plague.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of died
Adjective
  • This particular set of remains—46 crania stored at Cambridge University—came from the Umm el-Qaab cemetery, which contains subsidiary burials presumed to be retainers of deceased First Dynasty rulers.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The other deceased person was inside a silver Jeep that collided with the school bus.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of deceased
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
Adjective
  • Crab shells, whole and in pieces, turned up all over the school, to be swept away with the dust and fallen leaves and other litter, placed in a trash bag, and carried off behind the buildings to the incinerator.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Romaine said crews were clearing drains and chopping up fallen trees.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of fallen
Verb
  • Thanks to their efforts, only one car, two Vespas and a motorcycle perished in this flood, Navarrete said.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Hearing that several employees have perished in the Greenland blast, Digger thinks only of salvaging his rig.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of perished
Adjective
  • Judaism approaches these moments with deep sensitivity, offering guidance not to judge or criticize, but to bring dignity, comfort, and peace—to the soul of the departed and to those left behind.
    — Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of departed
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 away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20away. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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