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as in route
an established course for traveling from one place to another
the long passage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up the Pacific Coast to California
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2
as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an arduous passage across the country
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4
as in excerpt
a part taken from a longer work
the news report quoted a passage from the novel
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as in process
forward movement in time or place
a swift passage from mere liking to actual love
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as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
weary of this world, he looked forward to the next and sought passage with poison
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Recent Examples of passage
Fortunately, telescopic technology has come a long way in the past 95 years, with deep surveys that can capture the passage of a faint object.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 May 2025
The show’s opening credits feature the familiar alley setting and theme song by The Refreshments, but the time-lapse shows the passage of a number of years, including the Hill family moving out of and then back into their house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
His reporting has resulted directly in the passage of five new laws.
—Scott MacFarlane 28, CBS News, 28 May 2025
For Hobart, the passage meant bus transportation could continue for another eight years.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 May 2025
The show’s opening credits feature the familiar alley setting and theme song by The Refreshments, but the time-lapse shows the passage of a number of years, including the Hill family moving out of and then back into their house.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
His reporting has resulted directly in the passage of five new laws.
—Scott MacFarlane 28, CBS News, 28 May 2025
For Hobart, the passage meant bus transportation could continue for another eight years.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passage
Noun
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Cruise remote trails and rock crawl through iconic routes like one to the hydroelectric power plant at Bridal Veil Falls and Ophir Pass to Alta Lakes and Ghost Town.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
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Read Next Business Charlotte airport adds airline for first direct route from NC to the Middle East May 16, 2025 9:05 AM Still, from Thursday, May 22, through next Tuesday, Charlotte Douglas is anticipating more than 970,000 passenger arrivals and departures, according to the airport.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
23 May 2025
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Schwartz was guiding a five-day ski trip in the Mono Recesses in the Sierra while Slaton was missing and saw helicopters searching for her.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The trip was supposed to be a final hurrah before everyone parts ways for new jobs and life changes.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning has arrived in waters near Japan's southwestern islands after a southward voyage from its home port on China's Yellow Sea coast over the weekend.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Perhaps the most dramatic part of the film is the one that’s the most painfully stretched out, depicting Magellan’s long, relentless voyage (1519-1521) from Spain to the Spice Islands, which saw many crew members die along the way.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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And yet the reaction to that New York Magazine excerpt was wild.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Nine months later, the Democratic Party is adrift, with early excerpts from the new book forcing public figures to confront their own complicity or candor in real time.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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This goal was focused on asking participants what else could be done to educate the community on the renting process.—
Grace Hurt,
Arkansas Online,
28 May 2025
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Here are their top tips for cutting grocery costs—and how to get your family involved in the budgeting process.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
27 May 2025
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There’s no music, either, to soften or ennoble proceedings, only the indifferent murmur of weather over the startling debris of human conflict, or the slow creak of a galleon on lapping waters as sailors are sent cruelly to their deaths.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed the death of Mohammad Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The path to infection The most common way people swimming inland get sick is by swallowing the water.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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The full burst lasted 20 microseconds after the paths formed a lightning strike.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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The end of the four-day expedition was bittersweet.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The expedition includes tastings of 12 wines at their respective locations, a traditional morning snack, and a three-course lunch in one of the top restaurants in the village of Kurtatsch.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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