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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
There’s a tension in this passage, and really in all of Pullman’s work, that comes from a happy mismatch between his style and his subject.
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Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Blow your nose to clear your nasal passages.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
In their most recent backchannel conversations, rank-and-file Democrats asked for a vote to extend the subsidies at a 50-vote threshold rather than at 60, making passage much more likely.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
To be fair to Pelosi, she’s gone all-in to both fundraise and campaign for the redistricting effort, and its passage is essential to Democrats having even a shot at winning back any power in the midterms.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Blow your nose to clear your nasal passages.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
In their most recent backchannel conversations, rank-and-file Democrats asked for a vote to extend the subsidies at a 50-vote threshold rather than at 60, making passage much more likely.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
To be fair to Pelosi, she’s gone all-in to both fundraise and campaign for the redistricting effort, and its passage is essential to Democrats having even a shot at winning back any power in the midterms.
—Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passage
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Diagonal passes to onrushing full-backs has proven to be another effective route around the high defensive line, as Inter targeted Denzel Dumfries with 14 long balls out to his flank across the two-legged Champions League semi-final tie with Barcelona last season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The patient who was being taken to the hospital was placed in another rescue vehicle, which continued the route.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Compact Umbrella London is no stranger to rainy days, and as many cities gear up for less predictable weather this fall and winter, Ali says an umbrella is a must-have item for any trip.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Yet, with the rest of the squad beginning their preparations for a midweek trip to Hartlepool United in the League Cup, his absence had alarm bells ringing.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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By the late 1870s, he was asked to take part in the gargantuan task of evaluating and cataloguing the results of the five-year Challenger expedition—an ambitious British global research voyage, the first ever dedicated purely to science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a joint statement, Arsenale, Saudi Arabia Railways and Asmar d’Amman said the train’s inaugural voyage will take place at the end of 2026.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, Andrew released a statement as excerpts from Giuffre's book began to surface.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Below, an excerpt from that larger 2021 oral history.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the thought processes are cool, the way guys maneuver the game is cool.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The book also delves into his creative process as well as Dando’s Forrest Gump-like relationships with assorted celebrities (Johnny Depp, Kate Moss, Milla Jovovich, Elizabeth Moses and others) and a non-relationship with Courtney Love, despite, Dando writes, her attempts otherwise.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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The news came amid officials stating that a coroner found inconsistencies in her death, though discrepancies were not reported in 2018, and no autopsy was performed.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Weekly Newsletter Hamida’s first such meeting is with a twelve-year-old Hindu girl named Kammo, whose father abandoned her after the death of her mother.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Next, a 10,000-pound concrete-and-steel battering ram was used to punch 24-foot holes through the ice, beginning at the far end of the whales' four-mile path to freedom, so as not to alarm them.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Drinkwitz has helped the Tigers get talented players and stay in contention, but Mizzou will always have a difficult path in the SEC.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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What to Do Every expedition cruise includes off-ship activities like kayaking and paddleboarding among icebergs, and snowshoeing for panoramic views.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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The concept dates back centuries but took on a new life in the twentieth, when Russian theosophist couple Nicholas and Helena Roerich led an expedition in the 1920s to find Shambhala in the Altai Mountains.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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