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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
After facing several hazards, his ship and crew successfully emerged from the passage, becoming the first people to successfully navigate the dangerous terrain.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 18 June 2025
Staff members remove a sign following a press conference after the House passage of the tax and spending bill, at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 18 June 2025
Third, in the most catastrophic scenario — if Iran were to block the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. or European actions in support of Israel — Washington would most likely intervene militarily to reopen that vital trade passage.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Now, with the passage of the House settlement, schools will be directly paying players and focusing even more on having their athletics departments make money.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 18 June 2025
Staff members remove a sign following a press conference after the House passage of the tax and spending bill, at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 18 June 2025
Third, in the most catastrophic scenario — if Iran were to block the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. or European actions in support of Israel — Washington would most likely intervene militarily to reopen that vital trade passage.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Now, with the passage of the House settlement, schools will be directly paying players and focusing even more on having their athletics departments make money.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passage
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The drive from the airport is its own worthwhile journey, with routes running along the Pacific coast through Todos Santos and El Pescadero, home to Playa Los Cerritos, a popular surfing destination.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Sacramento Regional Transit has encouraged riders to use bus route 11 instead.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
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Don’t be shy about documenting your trip, in your way.—
Kachelle Pratcher,
Essence,
27 June 2025
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No matter where your summer trips take you, these breezy clothes, home and kitchen must-haves, beauty essentials, and travel staples are guaranteed to create a summer of fun.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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The voyage takes place aboard a Boeing 777-200LR, an ultra-long-range aircraft designed specifically for these marathon routes.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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The program participants had embarked upon a 13-hour voyage aboard a cruise ship Tuesday under an Israeli naval escort.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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In an exclusive excerpt below, Parvati looks back at the highs and lows of her Heroes vs. Villains journey, including facing some very unhappy jury members.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 June 2025
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Geragos also showed additional video excerpts to jurors.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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These are bodies that form like stars from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust, but fail to gather enough mass to trigger the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium in their cores, the process that defines what a main sequence star is.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Only use tools and sites that support the secure Login With Amazon authentication process.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The province logged its first death June 5 in a baby who got congenital measles but also had other preexisting conditions.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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This was one of the theories about Wilkins’s death.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 June 2025
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Although Disney could have made Underworld, as well as Lucas' vision of the Sequel Trilogy, time has shown us the company took a different path with the franchise.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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Ashby, though, is confident that the single agency is the best path forward.—
Jack Rodriquez-Vars,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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For just the fourth time ever, researchers on an expedition in the Andes Mountains have recorded the Andean condor — the world’s largest flying bird — nesting in Peru.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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The Tierra del Fuego itinerary was the first of this kind to launch; Sebastián Navarro, an expedition manager with the brand, worked on it for more than a year.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2025
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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