1
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
Every Democrat had something to brag about after Tuesday’s elections, but few were more invested than Shapiro or Newsom, whose redistricting ballot measure coasted to passage on Tuesday.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Rose blasted the bill's passage, pointing to the provision that would create a 1,000-foot buffer zone around courthouses where ICE officers couldn't make arrests.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Both districts got bluer after Proposition 50’s passage this week, but the 13th District is more competitive and now includes part of Lincoln’s home city.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
At that point, a simple Senate majority is all that's needed for passage.
—George Petras, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Rose blasted the bill's passage, pointing to the provision that would create a 1,000-foot buffer zone around courthouses where ICE officers couldn't make arrests.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Both districts got bluer after Proposition 50’s passage this week, but the 13th District is more competitive and now includes part of Lincoln’s home city.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
At that point, a simple Senate majority is all that's needed for passage.
—George Petras, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passage
Noun
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This is your fastest route to real‑time rebooks and alerts.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Quilt Trails of the Tar and Roanoke Rivers As one of North Carolina’s most widespread routes, the Quilt Trails of the Tar and Roanoke Rivers encompasses seven counties.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sharing this could save a trip, a holiday or at least someone’s sanity.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the benefit only applies to travel with that specific airline, this can easily save you $70 in fees per person per round-trip flight.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Disney More on the horizon The Disney Destiny’s launch will be quickly followed up by the maiden voyage of the Disney Adventure, which will service Singapore starting in March 2026.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Up next for the Penguins is an international voyage.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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This excerpt was adapted from George Packer’s novel The Emergency.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beyond installing coils or rails, the process requires road resurfacing, upgraded power lines, and new grid interface points.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In short, at the heart within the kernel of concern for memory is a concern for death.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Vietnamese authorities have ordered mass evacuations from low-lying coastal areas in the path of Typhoon Kalmaegi, the 13th to hit Vietnam this year.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no official agreement, internal or otherwise, and Republicans and Democrats Wednesday sounded no closer to a path forward.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ultimately, Victor and the Creature wind up in the Arctic Circle, where a Danish ship is stuck in the ice on an expedition.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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For those who need extended performance, an extra battery doubles the capacity to 3,096Wh – ideal for multi-day camping or van expeditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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