Event and Passage

Event

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Passage and event are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Passage" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

Passage noun - An established course for traveling from one place to another.

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Event and passage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Event" instead a noun "Passage".

Nearby Words: pass, passed, passing, passageway, passaged

special	special event	special passage
similar	similar event	similar passage
specific	specific event	specific passage
certain	certain event	certain passage
Other adjectives: original, single, small, actual, entire, large, important, famous, key, new, dramatic, final, later, random, unknown, last, earlier, aforementioned.

It works, for the most part, because it shows how a large and diverse group of people handle a normal rite of passage, rather than focusing on a few characters or a single, famous event.

Source: Random Events Plot
On the night of the comet's impending mid-December passage, large crowds gather to celebrate the event.

Source: Film / Night of the Comet
A Year and a Day, where the countdown is not to some specified event but is tied to the passage of a fixed length of time.

Source: When the Planets Align

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