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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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Develop a compelling narrative about your company's journey, challenges and vision for the future.
—Kate Buckley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Christian Dashiell, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
Ian also journeyed to the Imperial Valley, where farmers were paid with federal funds to leave 154,000 acres dry for seven weeks over the summer, to save Colorado River water and boost Lake Mead — a noble purpose.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The movies include the story of a Saudi girl and her Sudanese driver who form a friendship, a look at a Bedouin family’s life in the middle of the desert, and the journey of a couple from rural Egypt who immigrate to New York in search of a cure for their infertility.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Develop a compelling narrative about your company's journey, challenges and vision for the future.
—Kate Buckley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Like the wild maze of life, in this game, players will journey through a maze.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
Ian also journeyed to the Imperial Valley, where farmers were paid with federal funds to leave 154,000 acres dry for seven weeks over the summer, to save Colorado River water and boost Lake Mead — a noble purpose.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Air Force commit Mikhail Benner hauled in three touchdown passes from Darien Jackson to help give the Eagles a 35-0 halftime lead that was more than enough to clinch the program’s third straight trip to the 4A quarterfinals.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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The Colosseum trip is also connected to an Airbnb project intended to revitalize heritage tourism in Europe.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Word traveled quickly to Trump, who was holding a rally with supporters in Pittsburgh at the time.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Chiefs tight end, for his part, has traveled all over the world to watch the 14-time Grammy winner bring her Eras Tour to as many countries as possible.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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That changed after an expedition to Iceland in search of the last of the great auks.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Children and their parents go on an expedition to learn about the insects in the garden, with a magnifying glass, pencil and crayons to record their findings.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Then, the duo sailed for ten days up the Alaskan Panhandle, before trekking 20 more miles to reach the peak.Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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My family trekked across the entire United States to get here.Claire Carusillo, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Around the same time, voyaging societies launched in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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The film has already toured the festival circuit, making stops at the Houston Asian American Pacific Islander (HAAPI) Film Festival and the Asian Film Festival Barcelona among others.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In September, the Hayward, Calif., resident toured Spain with a company that specializes in scouting trips for Americans looking to move abroad.Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 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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Indiana hasn’t played in the Rose Bowl since its futile attempt to stop USC running back O.J. Simpson on Jan. 1, 1968, making the team’s return this week to face UCLA something of a now-or-never pilgrimage for those who played in that game.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Journey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journey. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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