as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
they were hungry and tired after their long journey
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
an intense yearning to journey to distant lands
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Recent Examples of journey
As Told To Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain often said that his musical journey began soon after he was born in Bombay.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
Children can hop on the Snowfall Express to journey through a forest populated by animals getting ready for the approaching winter.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
It’s been a three-year journey trying to figure out what was going on with me and not getting answers.
—As Told To Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain often said that his musical journey began soon after he was born in Bombay.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
Born in Congo and raised in Germany and France, Malonga journeyed through 46 of Africa’s 54 countries before opening Meza Malonga in Kigali 2020, calibrating his findings into a sweeping tasting menu that traverses the vast expanse of Africa.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
Children can hop on the Snowfall Express to journey through a forest populated by animals getting ready for the approaching winter.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journey
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The couple also celebrated their 45th year anniversary with a trip to London and Paris in late November.Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Writer/director Megan Park’s delightful coming-of-age comedy produced by Margot Robbie centered on a simple premise — 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) met her 39-year-old future self (Aubrey Plaza) during a ‘shroom trip, high jinks ensued — but the emotional payoff was anything but.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Common dolphins like to travel in larger groups, often over 50.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Second, food now travels very far before reaching consumers: The average distance a typical food item travels is 1,500 to 2,500 miles before being bought.Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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They’re joined on the expedition by Filip’s buddy and fellow director, Fredrik Wikingsson.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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Buck chronicled his expeditions in 1930s films like Bring ’Em Back Alive, Wild Cargo, and Fang and Claw—purported documentaries that featured the pith-helmeted, somewhat pudgy, middle-aged hunter and collector as their dashing hero.Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Since Election Day, world leaders have trekked to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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As the pandemic battered the region, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, leaving directly from their country or from neighboring ones, trekked north through Panama’s Darién Gap, where Haitians and Ecuadoreans were also fleeing their countries’ gangs.Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
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This authentic replica of an ancient Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe was built in the 1970s and has since voyaged thousands of nautical miles.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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Modes of reaching the destination are expanding as Aurora Expeditions joins small-ship pioneers Heritage Expeditions in voyaging to these under-the-radar islands, on its new, state-of-the-art small expedition ship, the Douglas Mawson, from late 2025.Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
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The trio — consisting of Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers — toured extensively and won several Grammys.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Rolling Stones still tour, but their last No. 1 was 40 years ago.Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Under the staunchly secular Soviets, pilgrimage sites such as Manzhyly-Ata were fenced off to prevent spiritual visitors; officials even bulldozed trees or graves, Choitonbaev noted.Diana Kruzman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
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The team suggests these were linked with ceremonial pathways and pilgrimage routes.ByRodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Journey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journey. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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