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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
About one year after this event, Nancy passed away at the age of 93. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The iconic singer and philanthropist passed away Tuesday at the age of 80. — The Npr Network, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 And, when country music icon Dolly Parton passed away at 80, the News Sentinel in Knoxville and the Tennessean in Nashville provided coverage that only hometown newsrooms could. — Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Other listings include experts who passed away before the IBI was founded, such as Shlomo Avineri and Jiang Ping. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday the legendary and beloved music icon Dolly Parton passed away. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026 Marit Hermansen, who passed away in 2019, became an activist after the tragedy. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Noguchi, who passed away in 1988, was generally not pleased when his work was divorced from its original context. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Aug. 2026 After her owner passed away in March 2026, Pumpkin found a second chance with SPCA Cincinnati's CEO Chris Seelbach. — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 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
  • Jimerson and Brown, who died in 2020, were two of four people convicted of taking part in the murder and rape of 78-year-old Myrtle Holmes of Fordyce.
    — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In the village of Bilbasovka in eastern Ukraine, a 13-year-old child and an adult died after Russian troops dropped bombs on private houses Sunday, according to local official Vadim Lyakh.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of died
Adjective
  • Researchers behind the study, the largest ever of deceased NFL players’ brains, said the true prevalence of brain disease at death was probably higher.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The rules for claiming a small stock dividend, for instance, may be different than claiming a large cash settlement or a deceased relative’s safety deposit box.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceased
Verb
  • Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell
Adjective
  • In the eight-episode Robocop series, written by Ocko, a giant tech conglomerate pursuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Israel erected a monument to the fallen Altalena militants in 2008 on the Tel Aviv seafront and has been searching for the wreckage for years, with crews often working in secrecy.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of fallen
Verb
  • Aphrodite Tsairis, whose daughter, Alexia, perished on Flight 103, had planned to travel to Washington for the start of the trial, along with other family members of victims.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Before the service began, a worshiper read aloud the names of some 200 parishioners who perished.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 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
  • Lamb checked out of the room the next day, and a housekeeper found three large trash bags filled with bloody towels and linens that were also soiled with human waste, according to the report.
    — David Goodhue August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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