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as in route
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 trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an arduous passage across the country
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4
as in excerpt
a part taken from a longer work
the news report quoted a passage from the novel
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as in process
forward movement in time or place
a swift passage from mere liking to actual love
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as in death
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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Two days later at the state Capitol, Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated the passage of a new state law that could lower gasoline price spikes by giving regulators the authority to require that California oil refiners store more inventory.
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Fun fact: Meteor showers are usually caused by cosmic debris trails that comets make during their passage through our solar system.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Judge James Wesley Hendrix, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, agreed with Paxton’s assessment that the bill’s passage was a violation of the Constitution’s quorum clause because only 201 House lawmakers were physically on Capitol Hill to cast a vote.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
The Wall Street Journal reported that The Center for Automotive Research estimates the passage of this bill would saddle EV carmakers with nearly $4 billion in additional costs by 2030.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Fun fact: Meteor showers are usually caused by cosmic debris trails that comets make during their passage through our solar system.
—Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Judge James Wesley Hendrix, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, agreed with Paxton’s assessment that the bill’s passage was a violation of the Constitution’s quorum clause because only 201 House lawmakers were physically on Capitol Hill to cast a vote.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Oct. 2024
The Wall Street Journal reported that The Center for Automotive Research estimates the passage of this bill would saddle EV carmakers with nearly $4 billion in additional costs by 2030.
—Brad Adgate, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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