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
But the fleeting opportunity was too golden to pass up.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
But the magnitude of another women's spectacle, with the popularity of women's sports skyrocketing, was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
Still, the Trump administration’s budget bill passed by the House of Representatives in May includes a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state and local AI regulation, which threatens the patchwork of laws passed up to now.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Whether it’s packed with chicken or shrimp and served as a main dish, or filled with veggies and cheese, pasta salads are the one dish that nobody passes up.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
But the magnitude of another women's spectacle, with the popularity of women's sports skyrocketing, was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
Still, the Trump administration’s budget bill passed by the House of Representatives in May includes a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state and local AI regulation, which threatens the patchwork of laws passed up to now.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Whether it’s packed with chicken or shrimp and served as a main dish, or filled with veggies and cheese, pasta salads are the one dish that nobody passes up.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass up
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Her heir-apparent will have diminished authority, impossible expectations, and the unenviable task of modernizing an institution whose departing leader refuses to depart.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Kirton on Friday acknowledged he’d been given the training directive in 2022, but said his attorney advised him against attending or signing the form because Bloomfield leaders refused to show them the investigative report.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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If anyone else tries such commands, the AGI and ASI reject them summarily.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Maxwell’s appeal effort last year, finding that the deal drawn up in 2007 and approved the following year only protected Epstein and his coconspirators in South Florida.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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Brown-Forman's sales declined 5% in the 2025 fiscal year, partly due to ongoing tariff disputes.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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Prior to the release, President Trump on Tuesday blamed persistently weak home sales on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and the central bank's reluctance to lower interest rates, which would likely contribute to mortgage rates declining.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Many developers may decide to turn down new projects rather than trying to race against the regulatory clock.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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People with narcissistic behaviors need that attention, Pullan says, and making sure someone like Trump feels heard can help turn down the pressure in a conversation.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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In the show’s final episode, Margo’s brother Kyle is also presumably killed when he is hit by Sophie’s car and thrown over the edge of a cliff.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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For a less innocent take, a patchwork slip from Moschino — thrown over a slouchy pair of men’s jeans — channels a bit of ‘90s grunge attitude.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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