1
as in routes
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 trips
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an arduous passage across the country
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4
as in excerpts
a part taken from a longer work
the news report quoted a passage from the novel
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as in processes
forward movement in time or place
a swift passage from mere liking to actual love
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as in deaths
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 passages
Levi feared that the translator would mutilate the text by cutting any passages that struck him as unbearable or too shameful for future readers.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Like any quotation lifted out of a work of literature or legal code, these passages require explanation.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Infections typically occur when contaminated water enters the nose and travels up the nasal passages into the brain, often when people are diving, swimming, or simply relaxing in rivers, lakes, and hot springs.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Strout indicates that their potential will be fulfilled in short, jump-ahead passages — one of the passages reveals that Artie inspires an awkward girl named Rhonda to help other people by becoming a minister.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Analysis by Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime intelligence agency, showed Wednesday that transit volumes had dropped from 44 to 36 passages over the past week.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The exhibition is accompanied by a series of short texts written by Rodez in response to each piece, reflections that range from brief lines to more narrative passages.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
And the more climate change results in ice sheets melting, the more open Greeland’s maritime passages will grow.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Like any quotation lifted out of a work of literature or legal code, these passages require explanation.
—Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Infections typically occur when contaminated water enters the nose and travels up the nasal passages into the brain, often when people are diving, swimming, or simply relaxing in rivers, lakes, and hot springs.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Strout indicates that their potential will be fulfilled in short, jump-ahead passages — one of the passages reveals that Artie inspires an awkward girl named Rhonda to help other people by becoming a minister.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Analysis by Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime intelligence agency, showed Wednesday that transit volumes had dropped from 44 to 36 passages over the past week.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The exhibition is accompanied by a series of short texts written by Rodez in response to each piece, reflections that range from brief lines to more narrative passages.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
And the more climate change results in ice sheets melting, the more open Greeland’s maritime passages will grow.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passages
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The other routes would have led to a more boring story.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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In particular, several east-west routes will see longer hours and more frequency during June and July to help link riders to the streetcar and the World Cup Fan Fest on the grounds of the National WWI Museum and Memorial.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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With flat soles, light textures, and a smooth fit, preppy loafers are a solid option for long days on your feet, from theme park trips to office days.—
Aaron Royce,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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First, in terms of travel distance, European tourists may shift from long-haul trips to shorter journeys.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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That's specifically for cruises that spend less than 12 hours in Catalonia's capital, not cruises that start or end their voyages there.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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There are crew debriefings from Apollo 17 and Skylab, too, as well as other transcripts and/or audio excerpts from Gemini 7, Apollo 12 and Apollo 17.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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These are edited excerpts from the conversation.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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That hormones shape our moods and feelings, wire our brains and guide numerous, diverse processes throughout the body means that the practice of endocrinology is not based around any particular organ.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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This can include things like what processes underlie biological behaviors and what pathways and networks regulate those processes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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Frieden said that, by the time health workers detected this latest outbreak, cases have outnumbered those reported at the start of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which caused over 28,000 cases and 11,325 deaths over two years.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Those figures included three deaths.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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In reality, including solar gravity would likely reveal even cheaper paths, but only during certain time windows when celestial alignments are favorable.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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Place the bait stations along visible ant trails, near the edges of garden beds, along borders, fence lines, patios, or paths where ants travel, keeping roughly 5 to 10 feet of distance between them.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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The fleet will provide essential support for both robotic missions and future human expeditions to the Red Planet.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Until publishing Lolita in 1955, Nabokov’s novels mainly paid for his butterfly-hunting expeditions, a lifelong passion.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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“Passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passages. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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