Passing and Retirement

Passing

Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

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Retirement and passing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retirement" instead a noun "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Retirement noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.

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Passing and retirement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passing" instead a noun "Retirement".

Nearby Words: retire, retired, retiring, retiree

supposed	supposed passing	supposed retirement
early	early passing	early retirement
temporary	temporary passing	temporary retirement
imminent	imminent passing	imminent retirement
Other adjectives: eventual, recent, sudden.

One of whom, is an elderly man who seems to be passing time until retirement (or death), the other's a spinster with a Hair-Trigger Temper, and Karino, whose desk is shown to be buried under a mountain of paperwork.

Source: Anime / Phantom Quest Corp.
One of whom is an elderly man who seems to be passing time until retirement (or death), the other's a spinster with a Hair-Trigger Temper, and Detective Karino, whose desk is shown to be buried under a mountain of paperwork.

Source: Reassigned to Antarctica
Tragically, this gag has been forced into retirement with the passing of Phil Hartman.

Source: Running Gag / Western Animation

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