as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure
an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores
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Recent Examples of sortie
Seven years later, in December 1998, after Saddam blocked United Nations inspections of his alleged weapon-of-mass-destruction facilities, Clinton included six of the dictator’s palaces as targets of the 650 bomb sorties and 400 cruise missiles in the four-day Operation Desert Fox.
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Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Developed under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program, the XA-103 is designed for long-range Pacific theater sorties as well as providing large amounts of surplus power for next-generation sensors and directed energy weapons.
—David Szondy
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
The big new stick in the American air arsenal was the B-29 Superfortress, which could carry four tons of bombs on long-range sorties.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
During the subsequent Operation Desert Storm, which began just the day before the carrier arrived on station, the CVN-71 took part in combat operations where pilots flew more than 4,200 sorties, more than any other carrier.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Developed under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program, the XA-103 is designed for long-range Pacific theater sorties as well as providing large amounts of surplus power for next-generation sensors and directed energy weapons.
—David Szondy
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
The big new stick in the American air arsenal was the B-29 Superfortress, which could carry four tons of bombs on long-range sorties.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
During the subsequent Operation Desert Storm, which began just the day before the carrier arrived on station, the CVN-71 took part in combat operations where pilots flew more than 4,200 sorties, more than any other carrier.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sortie
Noun
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One person handles the hotel, another takes on excursions, another manages dining.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Remington was from New York and remained an Easterner his whole life, except for his excursions in the West.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In July 2024, a tour helicopter crashed on Kauai, killing the pilot and two passengers.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations.—
Carly Neil,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Sortie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sortie. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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