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
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
His journey was captured in a recent documentary titled Punt on RTE Player, an Irish public service broadcaster.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Haitian art has journeyed from Iowa to the walls of Miami’s Little Haiti.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The journey, filled with delays, became a personal test of patience and strength not just for Butch, but for his family.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
His journey was captured in a recent documentary titled Punt on RTE Player, an Irish public service broadcaster.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Haitian art has journeyed from Iowa to the walls of Miami’s Little Haiti.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journey
Noun
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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
Verb
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Family of 4 picks up and moves overseas to travel the world, share more life experiences The Niblett family left their home in England and moved to Bali for the first stop of their year of traveling.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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If any of the men in black and white lacked motivation, the merest glances to the fans who’d traveled in their droves from the North-east would refuel them in an instant.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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The geckos come out at night – so the team also goes trekking in the dark with flashlights to look for geckos perched on leaves and bushes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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The six-legged robot will trek across craters on the lunar terrain and demonstrate its potential application for asteroid mining.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Odin was attempting to voyage to an asteroid in the hopes that onboard cameras could confirm whether the space rock is filled with platinum, a valuable resource that AstroForge hopes to one day collect and bring back home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The uncrewed lander, named Blue Ghost, made its touch down early Sunday on the lunar surface after more than six weeks voyaging millions of miles through the cosmos.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Boland is already touring heavily in support of The Last Kings of Babylon, with headlining dates stretching into July across Texas and the Midwest.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
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Last year, Moroney toured with Kenny Chesney and won two coveted industry honors: the Country Music Association’s new artist of the year and the Academy of Country Music’s new female artist of the year trophies.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In fact, her pilgrimage back to Mexico after completing her studies wasn’t merely a homecoming, but a calling to immerse herself in indigenous communities.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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People pilgrimage here to sample the best of traditional rural Portuguese cuisine in a delightful countryside setting.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Journey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journey. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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