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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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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
According to Montiel, the chief of the medical brigade holds on to everybody's passports.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
There is little comprehensive data on the number of people obtaining secondary passports or opening bank accounts overseas.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
With Explore Elgin Area’s food trails, diners visit participating businesses and collect stamps on digital passports, earning prizes when passports are full.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The front desk clerk exchanged passports for iron keys while also running a prostitute ring; peddlers roamed the premises hawking lacquer boxes and sports jerseys in garbled English.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Cook Islanders hold New Zealand passports, which was partly why the deals with China prompted such dismay about security in Wellington.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
For families fleeing persecution, Cruz said, registering a child with a home country’s government can be dangerous, leaving parents fearful that their children could end up stateless, without passports or legal identity.
—Nik Popli, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
As a result, they'll be barred from voting, obtaining passports and more, the Democrats said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival in Russia, passports are immediately confiscated and retained by North Korean security officials, according to the report.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
There is little comprehensive data on the number of people obtaining secondary passports or opening bank accounts overseas.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
With Explore Elgin Area’s food trails, diners visit participating businesses and collect stamps on digital passports, earning prizes when passports are full.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The front desk clerk exchanged passports for iron keys while also running a prostitute ring; peddlers roamed the premises hawking lacquer boxes and sports jerseys in garbled English.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Cook Islanders hold New Zealand passports, which was partly why the deals with China prompted such dismay about security in Wellington.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
For families fleeing persecution, Cruz said, registering a child with a home country’s government can be dangerous, leaving parents fearful that their children could end up stateless, without passports or legal identity.
—Nik Popli, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
As a result, they'll be barred from voting, obtaining passports and more, the Democrats said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival in Russia, passports are immediately confiscated and retained by North Korean security officials, according to the report.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passports
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She was described as being in her early 20s to late 30s, 5-feet-4, 135 pounds and was wearing a multi-colored short dress with a gray sweater and a bracelet of black and yellow rubber with two keys.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ma’s bow danced over the strings; Ax’s fingers glistened across the keys.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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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
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Southern California residents are voicing their frustrations over the cost of tickets for the LA28 Olympic Games, which event organizers have billed as affordable, especially after getting early access last week.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The workers check tickets and fares, answer questions and perform other customer service functions, issue citations for violating train rules, attempt to maintain peace, assist operators and track the number of passengers and sort them into different fare categories.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Special features include a four-person Irish snug attached to the bar, complete with a pass-through for drink service and exterior doors from a 1800s-era church that can close off the space for privacy.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The location features more than 300,000 storage locations and 60 dock doors.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Placentia recently went through a similar visioning process for its Chapman Corridor — the City Council approved the end result of that two-year process in the fall for one of the key gateways to the town.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Proceed to fund your account with a first-time deposit of at least $10 using one of the platform's secure payment gateways.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Newer entries like Ouai’s repair balm and Maria Nila’s bond builder are only expanding the category further by creating formulas that work for different hair types or use at other parts of one’s regimen.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2026
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Which colors merit entries in the dictionary?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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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
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Satellite imagery taken before the strikes shows multiple entrances carved out of the mountainside that are similar to those seen at the Isfahan Tunnel Complex located just over 9 miles north of Khordad.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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One proposal aims to make schools safer by requiring weapons detection systems at the main entrances of all public schools.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Passports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passports. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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