passages

noun

plural of passage
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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3
as in voyages
a journey over water in a vessel the passage to Britain requires several days

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

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6
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 Ours is a country founded on movement and forged by passages. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 The picture was nearly three-quarters finished when the artist died in 1669, leaving passages that expose his working process. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2026 As the second half kicked off, the pace picked up a bit with France having some good passages of play before Mbappé had a golden opportunity to break the deadlock. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Softer passages accompanied the Qatari and Omani delegations. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 Such passages portrayed his brother – and by association, Morrison – as sympathetic toward Black people. — Christopher Lynch, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 The required Biblical passages and stories impact elementary, middle and high school levels and will take effect in the 2030-2031 school year. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 In the afternoon, students will partake in book clubs that read novels — a dying art in traditional public schools, driven in part by the increasing popularity of literacy curriculum programs that favor textbooks with short reading passages over whole books. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Other passages in Genesis Rabbah read Lot’s separation from Abraham as a sign of moral deficiency and covenantal distance, the latter underscored by God’s speaking to Abraham only after Lot’s departure. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passages
  1. routes
  2. trips
  3. voyages
  4. excerpts
  5. processes
  6. deaths
  7. paths
  8. expeditions
Noun
  • Tehran meanwhile has tried to strengthen its leverage by saying crew members must gain permission to traverse the strait along routes approved by its officials.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • In the Nutanix implementation, an agent talks to a unified endpoint that routes to the appropriate model.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of routes
Noun
  • If cooking dinner every night feels repetitive and exhausting, online grocery delivery is your ultimate solution to simplify weekly meal planning, eliminate stressful trips to the store and get fresh ingredients brought straight to your door.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Even short trips require a lot of stuff, with multiple outfit changes a day a certainty.
    — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • New to Alaska this year is MSC Cruises, which will have its MSC Poesia doing round-trip voyages from Seattle.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • The ship is currently operating Alaska voyages, according to CruiseMapper.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of voyages
Noun
  • Although excerpts were published internationally, the full memoir was only rediscovered by historian Jonathan Schroeder in 2016.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Earlier, authorities blocked access to excerpts of Goktas' show, including pokes at Erdogan, that were uploaded onto social media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of excerpts
Noun
  • While quantum computers remain under development, quantum sensors are already being used to measure physical processes with a level of precision that conventional instruments often struggle to achieve.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of processes
Noun
  • In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The Consumer Product Safety Commission also estimated that, in 2024, there were approximately 14,700 fireworks injuries and 11 deaths, marking a 50% increase over the year before.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of deaths
Noun
  • Some of those places have her crossing paths with new characters played by Wanda Sykes and Ice-T, among others.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • For finance professionals, the findings suggest that employers who invest in meaningful on-the-job development and clear growth paths can gain a competitive edge in attracting and keeping talent in an increasingly demanding and data-driven function.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • No amount of time-traveling expeditions to reboot or create alternate timelines can save it now, because it's been done to the point of overkill.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of expeditions

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“Passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passages. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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