as in journey
a long trip from one place to another
Their yearlong odyssey took them to the other side of the world.
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Recent Examples of odyssey
On this 30-song triple album, the Wilco front man narrates a shambolic, lovely folk-rock odyssey well worth sinking into.
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Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Here’s to you, our readers, who’ve supported us on this odyssey!
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The history of ‘Swept Away’ The shipwreck saga was an odyssey a decade in the making.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
According to the synopsis, their odyssey takes them from the quiet Masai villages of Kenya to the dangerous, simmering streets of Casablanca in Morocco.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Here’s to you, our readers, who’ve supported us on this odyssey!
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The history of ‘Swept Away’ The shipwreck saga was an odyssey a decade in the making.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
According to the synopsis, their odyssey takes them from the quiet Masai villages of Kenya to the dangerous, simmering streets of Casablanca in Morocco.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for odyssey
Noun
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The benefit celebrated the arts organization's 60-year journey with an eye to the future.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The sisters try to dispose of the body and erase the evidence, but their journey reveals some deeper, darker secrets about their community.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Skyridge will send you its tattered battle plans during its long trip back to Utah.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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King Charles and Prince Harry seem to be on the road to reconciliation, with the two recently meeting for tea during Harry’s latest trip to the UK.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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At one station, congregants pick up a scallop shell, a physical reminder of the pilgrimage through life, and dip it in water and grains of sand.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hounsou hopes the event will become a pilgrimage for African Americans and others eager to learn more.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Unlike in Antarctica or Greenland, there aren’t dozens of expedition ships in the area.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Embark on a Galapagos expedition aboard the Four-Star Silver Origin, Silversea’s first destination-specific ship.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite being signed to the culture-changing label Sub Pop for four albums in the 2000s, Fruit Bats never achieved the same level of acclaim as many of their labelmates, like the Shins and Sleater Kinney, and Johnson disbanded the collective at the end of its 2013 tour.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bargatze has released six comedy specials, hosted two episodes of Saturday Night Live and sold millions of stand-up tour tickets.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Shore excursions are designed to maximize time in the historic capital, but the result is often an exhausting day.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Picking an exact landing site will take some time, although NASA will place the mission in the south pole region of the moon where ice and other critical minerals may be available for astronauts to use for future excursions.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In addition to showcasing the Arctic’s raw, austere beauty and wildlife encounters such as sightings of polar bears, walruses, wolves, giant musk ox, narwhal, and snowy owls, the voyage shines a spotlight on the Indigenous people who have stewarded the region’s unusual ecosystems for 5,000 years.—
Robin Catalano,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately for her, Sebastian Brooks, the Duke of Whitfield, is on the same voyage, and the rake is as frustrating and handsome as ever.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Odyssey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odyssey. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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