Passage and Selection

Passage

Passage noun - A part taken from a longer work.

Usage example: the news report quoted a passage from the novel

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Selection and passage are semantically related. in extract topic. In some cases you can use "Selection" instead a noun "Passage".

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

Selection noun - A passage selected from a larger work.

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Passage and selection are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passage" instead a noun "Selection".

full	full passage	full selection
natural	natural passage	natural selection
certain	certain passage	certain selection
correct	correct passage	correct selection
Other adjectives: small, entire, large, narrow, new, random.

There are too many factors to list, of course; this is just a sample of what all affects an organism's ability to reproduce, to survive selection and the passage of time.

Source: Useful Notes / Evolution

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Selection and Passage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/passage/selection

Passage & Selection. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/passage/selection>.

Selection or Passage. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/passage/selection.

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