passage

noun

ˈpa-sij How to pronounce passage (audio)
Definition of passagenext
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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3
as in voyage
a journey over water in a vessel the passage to Britain requires several days

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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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5
as in process
forward movement in time or place a swift passage from mere liking to actual love

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6
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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for passage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passage
  1. route
  2. trip
  3. voyage
  4. excerpt
  5. process
  6. death
  7. path
  8. expedition
Noun
  • 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
  • The travelers generally spent a lot of time budgeting and planning the routes for the trip to be the most efficient for time and outlay.
    — Michele Robson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of route
Noun
  • Sixty-eight percent of parents of millennials and Gen Zers say their kids are partaking in the scheduling of activities on the family trip.
    — Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The basilica holds significance to Francis, who usually visits the church before and after trips abroad, as well as after hospital stays.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of trip
Noun
  • 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
  • In navigating the rolling waves of economic cycles, a suitable set of rules will help steady your voyage.
    — Chris Carosa, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of voyage
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of excerpt
Noun
  • 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
  • For more on what's involved in our reporting, check out our complete reviews process and methodology page.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of process
Noun
  • Missouri has the most deaths with 12, followed by Kansas with eight.
    — Robert Shackelford, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of death
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of path
Noun
  • The ambitious shoot took place over five years and 180 expeditions.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
  • For decades, Hurtigruten has been a leader in Norwegian coastal cruising and, more recently, expedition travel.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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