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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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as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an arduous passage across the country
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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
There are, of course, real, concrete consequences that would come from the passage of a bill like this that will harm the transgender community in Utah.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The Senate on Wednesday began considering next year’s federal budget, but final passage of any specifics remains a long way off.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Asked for comment on this and similar incidents, the military repeated in a statement that no evacuation orders had been issued, but that all those who wished to leave had been provided with safe passage.
—Fatima Abdulkarim, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
The vote started the clock on up to 30 hours of debate before a vote on final passage.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS News and WJLA reported that two people were shot at the victory parade, near the parade route in the city's Spring Garden neighborhood.—
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Jacksonville: Monday's through Thursday's routes will run one day late.—
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Indeed, the cast’s near-universal top tip for anyone inspired by the show to book their own trip to Thailand?—
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Florida’s raucous spring break reputation is one the state may never shake, thanks to a slew of Hollywood movies dramatizing the debauchery of a college trip to Fort Lauderdale.—
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The vessel broke the trans-Atlantic speed record on its maiden voyage, crossing eastbound in three days, 10 hours and 40 minutes at an average of more than 35 knots.—
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Royal Caribbean has said more details on what’s in store on Legend will follow but promises more of the same Icon Class experiences that have seen over 300,000 guests sail on Icon of the Seas in the 12 months since its maiden voyage.—
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Newspapers published excerpts from the House report.—
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This story was an excerpt from Axios Closer, a recap on the day's biggest business stories.—
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This process continues until one movie receives that magical 50% and is deemed the winner.—
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Rahman says his creative process began with crafting the protagonist’s theme.—
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The murders in 2024 included eight killings involving white supremacists and five deaths at the hands of far-right anti-government extremists.—
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The coroner’s conclusion of suicide was expected, but a Channel 4 report into the circumstances around his death is yet to report back and questions remain.—
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Being direct and giving context may be the best path for interactions with rideshare drivers, servers and the like.—
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Chase Briscoe has forged an impressive path in NASCAR.—
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The underwater explorer can be seen trekking through the sand, almost tripping over his fins, before embarking on his ocean expedition.—
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The ad depicts a barefoot Kenyan runner sprinting across a rugged landscape as a group of white men in military SUVs tracks him down as if on a hunting expedition.—
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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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