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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4
as in excerpts
a part taken from a longer work
the news report quoted a passage from the novel
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as in processes
forward movement in time or place
a swift passage from mere liking to actual love
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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
Some of the most vivid and memorable passages of the poem are paradoxically precise evocations of uncertainty.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The airways are the passages that bring air to the lungs.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Delicate acoustic piano passages have little clarity, and Joni Mitchell hides behind a giant curtain of Saran Wrap.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Advertisement New World screwworm is a type of fly that lays eggs in the open wounds or mucous membranes, such as nasal passages, of mammals and birds.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
The reader whose booming voice made Biblical passages come alive.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Takemura Sears, who shares the role of King Idomeneo with Roland Hawkins, delivered an astonishing performance in the Twin Cities opener, mastering both Mozart’s demanding passages and the doo-wop repertoire.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The slot canyon is known for the delicate sandstone curves and passages that have been sculpted by erosion and flash floods for millennia.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In the program, called Tefillah ReImagined and created with support from JEIC, students are encouraged to highlight passages, write questions in the margins, or even add pictures or doodles.
—Debra Rubin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The airways are the passages that bring air to the lungs.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Delicate acoustic piano passages have little clarity, and Joni Mitchell hides behind a giant curtain of Saran Wrap.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Advertisement New World screwworm is a type of fly that lays eggs in the open wounds or mucous membranes, such as nasal passages, of mammals and birds.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 26 Aug. 2025
The reader whose booming voice made Biblical passages come alive.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Takemura Sears, who shares the role of King Idomeneo with Roland Hawkins, delivered an astonishing performance in the Twin Cities opener, mastering both Mozart’s demanding passages and the doo-wop repertoire.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
The slot canyon is known for the delicate sandstone curves and passages that have been sculpted by erosion and flash floods for millennia.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In the program, called Tefillah ReImagined and created with support from JEIC, students are encouraged to highlight passages, write questions in the margins, or even add pictures or doodles.
—Debra Rubin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passages
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.—
Lizbeth Diaz,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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There were routes in which Brown broke inside, and a defender was awaiting.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many parents are forced to think in terms of trade-offs, the study found, weighing the importance of family trips against retirement savings or their children's college funds.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Black Tomato found that trips to Ranthambore National Park in India to see tigers are up 50 percent since before Covid.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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Frightfully Fun voyages take place on all ships during October, with some exceptions such as charters.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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These one-way voyages—often offered during season changes—tend to be longer and cheaper per night.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Following are edited excerpts from the conversation.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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In excerpts from the journal, written using the Russian Cyrillic alphabet for English words, the suspect described her fascination with violence and obsession with mass shootings, particularly those that attacked schools.—
Marc Santia,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
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United’s decade-plus of footballing dysfunction owes a partial debt to hiring processes that can make sense in the moment, but leave head coaches overexposed.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The two processes provide the robot with real-time spatial awareness that adapts to any object without prior training.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Kowalski, an analyst who has since departed the agency, was instructed to take one of the DOGE people, Cole Killian, through earnings data and historical records to analyze the cases of extremely old people whose deaths had not been recorded in Social Security data.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among those fentanyl deaths were 20 young children — ages 4 and under — and seven of those babies and toddlers were from Jackson County.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Employees can also reach out to mentors to learn more about specific roles and career paths.—
Roula Amire,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The role re-designer This confidence cultivator helps employees navigate new career paths without steering away from their sense of purpose.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Polar Museum covers everything from early hunting expeditions to Amundsen’s polar achievements, while the Tromsø Museum offers insight into Sami culture and the natural phenomenon of the northern lights.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The original collection of short stories was published in 1950 and centered on Earth colonizing the Red Planet in a series of devastating expeditions, and its interactions with the world's psychic native inhabitants.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passages. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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