passports

noun

plural of passport
1
as in keys
something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career

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2
as in accessions
the means or right of entering or participating in to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven

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Recent Examples of passports Could Putin’s decision to issue Russian passports to residents of the breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova become something more sinister? — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The Global Passport Index by Global Citizen Solutions, a residency and citizenship advisory firm, measures annually which passports are the strongest, not just for mobility but also for a better quality of life. — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 According to reporting by The Verge, close to a million passports were publicly available on the web, without any access controls. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026 Participants have to turn in their passports at La Mar Cocina Peruana on or before July 26 to be eligible for one of three prizes. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Americans are grabbing their passports and fleeing the country in hopes of leaving the nation’s problems behind. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 July 2026 In 1976, The Times described the center as a place to prepare for an overseas trip where visitors could get passports and visas, as well as exchange dollars for francs, marks, rubles and other currency. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Roughly 40,000 of the special-edition passports are expected to be issued and will become available starting July 6, according to the State Department. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Voting rights advocates from California to Ohio and Georgia to Alabama are under assault, as absentee ballots are threatened to be refused by the US Post Office and paper documentation such as passports and birth certificates are being used to screen out eligible voters. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passports
  1. keys
  2. accessions
  3. tickets
  4. doors
  5. gateways
  6. entries
  7. accesses
  8. entrances
Noun
  • They’re also equipped with two side pockets and a hidden back pocket to securely stow small essentials like house keys.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • The return of White keys the Hornets’ roster shift, triggered with the departure of Ball and his alley-oop buddy Miles Bridges.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of keys
Noun
  • Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Definition of accessions
Noun
  • Evans says that means more young people feel pressure to spend to fit in, whether that’s saying yes to expensive bachelorette parties, last-minute concert tickets or big dinners.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Page Six reported earlier today that Avril Lavigne allegedly won a designer purse at the wedding — the reception included games where guests could win raffle tickets for prizes ranging from designer items to a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 July 2026
Definition of tickets
Noun
  • Burrito King permanently closed its doors in late June after 58 years of service.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • But by next summer, their services at that location are expected to end when the YMCA closes its doors.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Definition of doors
Noun
  • In the new rules, many graduate programs that have long served as gateways into public service careers are no longer eligible for the higher federal borrowing limits reserved for certain professional degrees.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Founders traditionally had to integrate various Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), negotiate with nationwide pharmacy fulfillment centers, build custom payment gateways, and establish strict HIPAA compliance.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of gateways
Noun
  • Prosecutors have alleged that Millete physically abused May, pointing to her past journal entries.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • After tracking and testing this category through the spring, my read is that two vendors, Microsoft and Amazon, have credible first entries in this segment, yet this first generation still shows real gaps.
    — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of entries
Noun
  • This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time).
    — Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of accesses
Noun
  • Miles of security fencing now surround the National Mall, with extensive road closures and airport-style screening at entrances to both the Great American State Fair and the Salute to America event.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The security laminate not only protects the entrances against an active shooter, but can help in natural disasters such as tornados as well, Caparelli-Ruff said.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of entrances

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