After a long battle with cancer, the professor passed away yesterday.
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Pass away
Synonyms for "pass away" (127 found)
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Closest matches (26)
be all overbe annihilatedbe consumedbe destroyedbe done forbe gonebe lostbe no morebe supersededbe wiped outbecome extinctbecome voidblow overcash inceasecease to becease to existcease to livecheck outcome to naught
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come to nothingconk out
Strong matches (38)
Adjective(2 words)
danish dørexpired
Related words (63)
fade outfallfall asleepfall into disusefleefleetflitflygogo awaygo outgo up in smokehave ithave its timehidekick offlapseleave no traceleave the scenemelt
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melt awaymelt like snowobsolescepartpasspass onpass outpass overpeg outperishpeter outpipput off mortalityquit this worldretire from sightreturn to dustrun its courserun outsinksink awaystop breathingsubsidesuccumbsuffer an eclipsesuperannuateup and dievanishvanish from sightwastewaste awaywear awaywear offyield the ghost
Verb(9 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Sample sentences
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Her great grandmother passed away yesterday.
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He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical toys arrive to boast and swagger, and by-and-by break their mainsprings and pass away.
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Returne with ſpeed, time paſſeth ſwift away, Our life is fraile, and we may dye to day.
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