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Recent Examples of passageway
Brent crude oil prices surged more than 60%, fueled by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the daily passageway for roughly 20% of global oil consumption.
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Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Just below them, however, was a Polymarket bet on the number of ships that would be allowed to pass through the critical oil passageway.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
While peristalsis—a muscle’s ability to contract and produce wavelike motions—helps move an object through the stretchy passageway, gravity is always lending a hand.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
For shoes, Rosen points to tilting cabinets that are perfect for narrow passageways or clear shoe boxes for the bottom of a closet.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Just below them, however, was a Polymarket bet on the number of ships that would be allowed to pass through the critical oil passageway.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
While peristalsis—a muscle’s ability to contract and produce wavelike motions—helps move an object through the stretchy passageway, gravity is always lending a hand.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
For shoes, Rosen points to tilting cabinets that are perfect for narrow passageways or clear shoe boxes for the bottom of a closet.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passageway
Noun
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As the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, Syria offers itself as an alternative export corridor, trucking oil through its territory to European markets via its Baniyas port.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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In the past three years, more of these coffee shops have started to open along the Route 59 corridor, many of them chains that originated in other cities.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Buttons displaying preferred pronouns (he/him, he/them, she/them) were placed in the main conference hallway, free to take.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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After that single hallway run-in a decade ago, neither woman encountered the other again until the buildup for this fight began.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On the days surrounding matches, live jazz and other music will be played in the concourses.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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With multiple terminals, busy concourses, and connections happening all day long, travelers can end up covering more ground than expected.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Passageway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passageway. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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