1
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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Recent Examples of passage
The bill underwent substantial amendments during its journey through the Senate as proponents sought to secure enough support for passage.
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The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
This week, the congresswoman criticized some Senate Democrats for voting to invoke cloture, which ended the filibuster and paved the way for the legislation's passage.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The same thing happened on state Route 79, where passage into the area of Lake Cuyamaca was limited to residents only.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
According to New York State Corrections and Community Supervision data, assaults on staff and prisoners skyrocketed following the passage of the HALT Act.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
This week, the congresswoman criticized some Senate Democrats for voting to invoke cloture, which ended the filibuster and paved the way for the legislation's passage.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The same thing happened on state Route 79, where passage into the area of Lake Cuyamaca was limited to residents only.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
According to New York State Corrections and Community Supervision data, assaults on staff and prisoners skyrocketed following the passage of the HALT Act.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passage
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Liverpool’s fixture list isn’t the kindest Liverpool blank in Gameweek 29 means selling Salah (£13.8m) is an easy route to buying Erling Haaland (£14.7m), who looks to be the best captain for the next two gameweeks as Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion and Leicester City.—
Abdul Rehman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The parade draws up to a million visitors to the route stretched across South Boston.—
Mike Deehan,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Comparisons With Other Industries Last June, Booking.com launched an A.I. trip planner for select members, integrating a large language model from ChatGPT into the app for one of the world’s largest travel agencies.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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His business, Coastal Kayak Touring Company, leads paddlers all over the islands, but the trip from Pine Island Audubon Center, a former duck-hunting camp that is now one of the last untouched places in the northern Outer Banks, is a favorite for O’Grady.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tuesday's splashdown will cap a lengthy space odyssey for Williams and Wilmore, whose troubled voyage became mired in politics and raised questions about Boeing's ability to carry out missions for NASA.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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In navigating the rolling waves of economic cycles, a suitable set of rules will help steady your voyage.—
Chris Carosa,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. SOCIAL MEDIA Time is running short for TikTok to find a U.S.-friendly buyer.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The fully staged off-Broadway production features one-off songs, mini-musical revues and excerpts, performed in alternating solos and several ensemble pieces.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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Strickland’s research focuses on detecting whether LLMs can infer details about their own training process, constraints, and objectives simply from patterns in their training data.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The process of digging up a perennial plant, disturbing its roots, cutting the plant into pieces, and then replanting it is quite traumatic to the plant.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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The number of emergency department visits rises during heat waves, as does the number of cardiovascular issues, kidney problems and even deaths not directly linked to the heat.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Edna Buchanan is the Pulitzer prize-winning crime reporter who covered more than 5,000 violent deaths during her 18-year career at the Miami Herald.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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News filtered through of Vinicius Junior missing a penalty, but with no further goal flashes, the conversations about who was most wanted in the next round boiled down to Real bringing the glamour Arsenal have so missed, but Atletico maybe providing a less daunting path to the next round.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: The Mineral Regulatory Clarity Act leaves the Rosemont decision in place — but would allow mining companies an alternative permitting path for mills, shafts, crushers, and waste facilities on federal land.—
Daniel Moore,
Axios,
12 Mar. 2025
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Multiples of the same person are a huge no-no, so 18 first tries to kill 17, but the Mickeys have to work together when the expedition’s banally evil leader, talk-show host/wannabe dictator Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo), wants to exterminate them along with the Creepers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Polar research and expeditions were considered inherently masculine endeavors unsuitable for women during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which began in 1897 and lasted until 1922.—
Nicole Edenedo,
AFAR Media,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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