PASSENGERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

passengers

noun

plural of passenger

as in travelers

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Recent Examples of passengers Hantavirus has a long incubation period, and people with high-risk exposures — including cruise ship passengers and people who were on an international flight with a sick passenger — should be monitored for 42 days, health officials say. — Erin Burnett, CNN Money, 14 May 2026

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That follows a growing trend, as airlines have been adding more capacity in the shoulder seasons and even in the off-peak winter period as travelers opt to fly in the fall and other cooler, cheaper times of the year.

— Michele Luhn, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
San Juan is a major tourist spot for the island, with its nearby airport and cruise docks, but travelers might not feel the impact of the crisis.

— Josh Rivera, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of travelers

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By the 1980s, just a few years after the National Geographic story came out, the monarchs were already drawing streams of intrepid sightseers from abroad, despite almost no tourism infrastructure.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
The coverage of the latest chapter in the Reflecting Pool’s story has attracted news reporters and sightseers putting their hands in the murky waters.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

Definition of sightseers

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His announcement comes as Venezuelan migrants are encountering increasingly restrictive immigration policies across the hemisphere.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
In addition to the refugees, most of whom are women and children, more than 1 million Ukrainians were already living in Poland before the war, primarily as economic migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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