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Recent Examples of grand tour
Think of it as a grand tour of the sport’s culture!
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
For its main line, the brand embarked on a grand tour of Italy, referencing the country’s different destinations, including Florence, which informed the Panama-Quito weaving of the Country and Federico designs.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
There was no formal alliance between the United States and Australia, so the next stop on MacArthur’s grand tour was the capital, Canberra, to meet with the prime minister, John Curtin.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
An explosive temper may seem trivial, but controlling one’s emotions is a huge part of winning a grand tour.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
For its main line, the brand embarked on a grand tour of Italy, referencing the country’s different destinations, including Florence, which informed the Panama-Quito weaving of the Country and Federico designs.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
There was no formal alliance between the United States and Australia, so the next stop on MacArthur’s grand tour was the capital, Canberra, to meet with the prime minister, John Curtin.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
An explosive temper may seem trivial, but controlling one’s emotions is a huge part of winning a grand tour.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tour
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The Nations League final four was meant to provide a glimpse of the progress thus far under Pochettino, knowing that time with the players has been scarce.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Instead, coffee goes stale, losing flavor as the weeks progress.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Your literary pilgrimage kicks off in Bath, a city almost synonymous with Austen herself.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The butterflies’ arduous pilgrimage is one of the planet’s great animal migrations.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
14 Mar. 2025
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The basilica holds significance to Francis, who usually visits the church before and after trips abroad, as well as after hospital stays.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sixty-eight percent of parents of millennials and Gen Zers say their kids are partaking in the scheduling of activities on the family trip.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Long hours and emotional intensity accompany the profound privilege of being part of a patient’s healing journey.—
Judy E Davidson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Ready to help a teen in your life start their entrepreneurial journey?—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The ambitious shoot took place over five years and 180 expeditions.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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For decades, Hurtigruten has been a leader in Norwegian coastal cruising and, more recently, expedition travel.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Friday night was The Green Heart Gala at Ron Bergeron’s Alligator Ron’s Saloon in Weston, where an auction for everything from a Kenyan safari to artwork to a python hunt with the Miccosukee tribe raised money for The Green Heart of the Everglades Project.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The couple met at a Grammys afterparty in 2013, before Teller proposed on an African safari in August 2017.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Timothée Chalamet Took Five Years To Prepare To Play Bob Dylan In ‘A Compete Unknown’ During a small press event in Bob Dylan’s home state of Minnesota on Dec. 5, 2024, Timothée Chalamet said his quest of becoming the legendary troubadour for A Complete Unknown took an immense amount of prep time.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Director Robert Zemeckis finds mixed results marrying broad comedy and pop-culture references with the title wooden boy's adventurous quest to become a real kid.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Thomas’ favorite parts about leading tours are meeting different kinds of people and watching anyone with a negative or preconceived notion about certain parts of Chicago change their opinion over the course of a tour.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Both performances are a warm-up for the year, as Cyrus gets ready to release more new music and a tour on the way.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Grand tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20tour. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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