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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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as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an arduous passage across the country
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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
In normal times the strait sees passage of 15 million barrels a day of oil and another 5 million in other oil products, IEA chief Fatih Birol said.
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Matt Peterson, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate race may hinge on the passage of the SAVE America Act.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The passage of the Senate bill comes the same day that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a measure that would have temporarily slowed eviction notices.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
Under the final version of the bill, Mamdani will have 45 days after the legislation’s passage to appoint the three members, who will then have 75 days to study the situation before issuing recommendations to the mayor and council.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Matt Peterson, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate race may hinge on the passage of the SAVE America Act.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The passage of the Senate bill comes the same day that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a measure that would have temporarily slowed eviction notices.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
Under the final version of the bill, Mamdani will have 45 days after the legislation’s passage to appoint the three members, who will then have 75 days to study the situation before issuing recommendations to the mayor and council.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passage
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Motor officer Zach Varela said the safest route to school for students on e-bikes is the one where a parent is riding alongside them.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The waterway is one of the most critical global energy routes.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tibbs clubbed 28 home runs in his junior year at Florida State, powering the Seminoles to their first College World Series trip since 2019.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mikala grew up taking annual family trips to Austin to visit her grandmother, an Austinite since 1975, and has fully adopted the Texas lifestyle since moving to the Lone Star State in 2018.—
Mikala Compton,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Mar. 2026
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Afterward, it’s tapped to sail three- and four-night Bahamas voyages as well as seven-night Caribbean itineraries.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The line also returns to the Mediterranean, British Isles and Northern Europe, while maintaining Caribbean voyages from Florida and select long‑haul routes across the Pacific, Australia and the California‑to‑Mexico corridor.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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The film uses excerpts from the real emergency phone calls from 6-year-old Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl trapped in a car while under fire from Israelis in Gaza.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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This essay is an edited excerpt from the chapbook Jig, published in the Cahier Series (January 2026) by the Center for Writers & Translators at the American University of Paris, and Sylph Editions, London.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Easing installation hurdles While OpenClaw has surged in popularity recently, experts have previously pointed out limitations to the AI agent's mass adoption, including a complex installation process that's challenging for nontechnical users.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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These signals intensified recently when Kast abruptly ended the transition process after a clash with outgoing Boric over a project to install a submarine cable to connect Chile and China.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mumma, 44, is charged with tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Gratton, a 34-year-old transgender woman from Denver who disappeared in April and was found dead in a Lakewood alley in June.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The hotel is also collaborating with government technical schools to develop a training program, contributing to educational advancement and offering a career path to residents.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Is there a path for states to keep pushing for a Live Nation breakup?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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With 66 potential new species from one expedition and hundreds of specimens still being analyzed, these findings underscore how much of the deep ocean remains unknown — and how much more there is left to discover.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Nankai Trough is one of Japan’s most geologically active deep-sea regions, but before this expedition, only 14 animal species were known to inhabit the area’s cold seeps.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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