as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
the precise moment of his passing was recorded by the machines at his bedside
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Recent Examples of passings
When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Two widows cashing out after their husband’s untimely and suspicious passings.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents.
—Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Two widows cashing out after their husband’s untimely and suspicious passings.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents.
—Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passings
Noun
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Minneapolis protests picked up steam in January following the deaths of Good and Pretti, who were both clashing with immigration enforcement at the time of their deaths.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Overall, approximately 10 percent of the war’s deaths occurred in prisons.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Will there be a scene in which these main characters pass each other in their cars, either on the freeway or a main thoroughfare, thus suggesting that their fates are inevitably intertwined?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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For stars, there are three main fates that a star can have, all of which are heavily dependent on their mass at birth.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Passings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passings. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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