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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
The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Analysis by Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime intelligence agency, showed Wednesday that transit volumes had dropped from 44 to 36 passages over the past week.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The exhibition is accompanied by a series of short texts written by Rodez in response to each piece, reflections that range from brief lines to more narrative passages.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
This model’s display is optimized for color reading and even allows for highlighting favorite lines and passages.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
And the more climate change results in ice sheets melting, the more open Greeland’s maritime passages will grow.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Peppermint oil contains concentrated forms of menthol and menthone that irritate the nasal passages of mice.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
Like athletes, musicians train to master the impossibilities of decades past, to move faster, negotiate acrobatic passages with ease, reel off complex rhythms, and produce once exotic timbres.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Analysis by Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime intelligence agency, showed Wednesday that transit volumes had dropped from 44 to 36 passages over the past week.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The exhibition is accompanied by a series of short texts written by Rodez in response to each piece, reflections that range from brief lines to more narrative passages.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
This model’s display is optimized for color reading and even allows for highlighting favorite lines and passages.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
And the more climate change results in ice sheets melting, the more open Greeland’s maritime passages will grow.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026
The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Peppermint oil contains concentrated forms of menthol and menthone that irritate the nasal passages of mice.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
Like athletes, musicians train to master the impossibilities of decades past, to move faster, negotiate acrobatic passages with ease, reel off complex rhythms, and produce once exotic timbres.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passages
Noun
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Some routes might feel more predictable.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Police have asked those traveling around the area to plan for delays and try alternative routes if possible.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
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Indeed, hearing about your trips could bring them a lot of joy.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Fresh off the unbelievably successful Artemis II lunar flyby mission, NASA is gearing up for an ambitious slate of moon trips to establish a colony by 2036.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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This policy ensures the safety of all guests and the timely operation of our voyages.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Marco Polo’s Il milione gained widespread popularity among 13th- and 14th-century Europeans, and accounts from missionaries and explorers were published for audiences who often financed these voyages.—
Suzanne Dundas,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The complaint includes excerpts from interviews between Cameron and his production team that mention Kilcher by name and describe how her likeness was used as inspiration for the fictional character who was played on-screen by Zoe Saldaña.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Footnotes and excerpts from imaginary texts add to the story’s worldbuilding and its charm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The new law will also allow residents or the state's Attorney General to sue local and county governments over their voting processes or plans.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The fundamental processes governing brain health — genetics, neural and synaptic plasticity, and neuroinflammation — do not respect the arbitrary boundaries drawn between neurology and psychiatry.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Lynx organization has leaned heavily into the political narrative surrounding these deaths.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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In 1991, Broderick was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of her ex-husband, Daniel Broderick III, who was 44, and his new, 28-year-old wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Small differences in timing, composition, and heating may have pushed these neighboring moons down completely different evolutionary paths.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The paths, sidewalks and streets are also very well maintained.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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Most expeditions head to the Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest-warming places in the world.—
Sam McNeil,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Officials believe the outbreak started when a married couple, who were Dutch nationals, became infected while engaging in wildlife expeditions onshore.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passages. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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