passengers

Definition of passengersnext
plural of passenger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for passengers
Noun
  • Savvy travelers use it to enjoy in-flight entertainment on their personal devices without juggling a phone the entire flight.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Confusion for travelers Travel plans on both sides of the border were disrupted.
    Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Including their fellow sightseers, of course.
    New York Times, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
  • While there’s more mining activity in Wyoming or the Dakotas, Energy Fuels spokesman Curtis Moore said some of America’s best, cheapest uranium sources are in the Southwest and, yes, near a great gorge that is sacred to multiple tribes and beloved by millions of sightseers.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Generally, the judges who’ve released detainees say the federal government is wrongly arguing that a statute that historically applied to migrants caught at the border can be applied to anyone seeking to gain legal status to remain in the United States.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The continent’s eroding religious traditions and cultural loyalties, and its surging population of Muslim migrants, are a constant and gloomy obsession in Dreher’s posts.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Passengers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passengers. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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