passages

noun

plural of passage
1
as in routes
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 trips
a going from one place to another usually of some distance an arduous passage across the country

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3
as in voyages
a journey over water in a vessel the passage to Britain requires several days

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4
as in excerpts
a part taken from a longer work the news report quoted a passage from the novel

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5
as in processes
forward movement in time or place a swift passage from mere liking to actual love

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6
as in deaths
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 passages These sentences are part of a four-plus-page descriptive riff, one of many passages that lend the novel a teeming, avid opacity. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 Over time, composers and performers also revealed its expressive side, with the double bass carrying melodies and handling dazzling solo passages. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026 Faced with shrinking attention spans and declining comprehension, schools might have been expected to resist the impulse toward shorter passages and shallower reading. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 In the film, Eleanor Coppola is voiced by Diane Lane, who reads passages from the late filmmaker’s journals reflecting on her time on set and her relationship with her daughter. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 July 2026 Softer passages accompanied the Qatari and Omani delegations. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 Instead, Chavez and Della Valle pored over passages from the Bible together. — Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026 As the second half kicked off, the pace picked up a bit with France having some good passages of play before Mbappé had a golden opportunity to break the deadlock. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Ours is a country founded on movement and forged by passages. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passages
  1. routes
  2. trips
  3. voyages
  4. excerpts
  5. processes
  6. deaths
  7. paths
  8. expeditions
Noun
  • Their main fantasy appeal comes from players with secure minutes, penalties and multiple routes to points.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.
    — Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • His airport arrivals and departures on those trips, especially early in his first administration, drew media attention and coverage.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • In the years since, Harry has made several quick trips back to the UK, most notably attending his grandmother’s funeral in 2022 and his father’s coronation in 2023.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • New to Alaska this year is MSC Cruises, which will have its MSC Poesia doing round-trip voyages from Seattle.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The ship is currently operating Alaska voyages, according to CruiseMapper.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of voyages
Noun
  • Although excerpts were published internationally, the full memoir was only rediscovered by historian Jonathan Schroeder in 2016.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Earlier, authorities blocked access to excerpts of Goktas' show, including pokes at Erdogan, that were uploaded onto social media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of excerpts
Noun
  • Basically, the fact that zinc did not always agree with carbon and nitrogen suggests that δ66Zn may be sensitive to ecological processes that are invisible to traditional tracers (offering a complementary lens rather than a replacement).
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 11 July 2026
Definition of processes
Noun
  • In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The Consumer Product Safety Commission also estimated that, in 2024, there were approximately 14,700 fireworks injuries and 11 deaths, marking a 50% increase over the year before.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of deaths
Noun
  • Modernizing facilities and expanding funding across jurisdictions would help make the profession not only more sustainable but also more appealing to those choosing their medical paths.
    — Gregory McDonald, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • Even more telling, many hikers are searching for trails more than 200 miles from home, using the app to plan trips as much as to find local paths.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • Armstrong’s remarks turned out to be our first account of a hazard that would plague all future lunar expeditions.
    — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
  • It was used in several other expeditions in the 1930s and on various rescue missions.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of expeditions

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