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 Prior to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the maximum exemption was $10 million or 10 times the original basis of the investment, whichever is greater. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 To read her book is to be reminded that childhood can be a puzzling passage for anyone, even in an ostensibly simpler time and place. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026 What finally persuaded Keitel was a lengthy passage written by Ferrara’s collaborator Zoë Lund, who also plays a woman with whom the lieutenant mainlines heroine. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The timing of the frontal passage will be important, especially for Friday evening plans and high school football games. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 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
  • For four years, Western commercial passenger and cargo planes have already had to fly longer routes to avoid Russian airspace.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • For some, fraud was a route to upward mobility; for others, an act of revenge against the privileged.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • The current itinerary for the trip is ambitious and the longest of his papacy to date, calling for Leo to clock just over 19,000 miles on a dozen flights and two helicopter rides, and a significant altitude change in Peru.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s announcement during his second trip to Ohio in two weeks was prompted by an August presidential memorandum directing administration officials to identify a suitable location for the component repair center within 90 days.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of trip
Noun
  • Christopher Nolan’s recent film reminded me of another time when the world was awash in ambiguity and leaders needed to navigate the perilous voyage across unfamiliar territory.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Strong demand for oil, particularly from Asia, continues to provide an incentive for tanker operators to transport energy supplies from the Persian Gulf, even as security threats complicate voyages.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of voyage
Noun
  • These are edited excerpts from the conversation, which includes spoilers.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Justice’s involvement in GTA extends a run of previews that have already featured excerpts of its music, including the game’s earlier extended look.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of excerpt
Noun
  • Long overdue improvements to the debt restructuring process remain crucially important for the handful of countries that need debt stock reduction.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • However, some safety advocates and Senator Maria Cantwell want a stronger federal review process.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of process
Noun
  • The death of actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte was met with a wave of grief from his Breaking Bad co-stars, who shared memories of Mitte following the tragedy.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pavlovsky worked alongside Karl Lagerfeld until his death in 2019; Virginie Viard from 2019 to 2024, and Matthieu Blazy since April 2025.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of death
Noun
  • There’s relief in his escape but the path has left him feeling scorned, too.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Detours and shortcuts in the brain The cells and synapses of the brain aren’t arranged in rigid, linear paths for each task and experience.
    — Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • Researchers from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University embarked this month on the Taraia Object expedition in Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Phoenix Islands belonging to the Republic of Kiribati.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Days into their expedition, the team searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane is battling severe weather — and racing to identify a mysterious object that could finally solve the aviator's disappearance.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of expedition

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“Passage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passage. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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