1
as in to trek
to take a trip especially of some distance
the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries
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2
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
will travel the river for a while and then continue on land
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as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly
that racehorse can definitely travel
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as in to associate
to come or be together as friends
he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college
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as in trip
often travels plural
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village
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Recent Examples of travel
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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
Jonathan Limehouse, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Popular drinkware brand Stanley is recalling about 2.6 million of its travel mugs, according to a Dec. 12 recall notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pair share an inextricable bond, tied by a dark secret, even as Sula leaves to travel the country.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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
Noun
Stanley issued a recall of 2.6 million of the popular drinkware company's Switchback and Trigger Action stainless steel travel mugs due to a defect causing burn injuries, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
—Jonathan Limehouse, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Popular drinkware brand Stanley is recalling about 2.6 million of its travel mugs, according to a Dec. 12 recall notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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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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The ships spent the Southern Hemisphere winter in port and began to traverse the Strait of Magellan on August 20.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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The two-year adventure spanning 18 years of music provided happiness and magic as the singer traversed five continents.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The 30-year-old Hawaii native was flying from Maui to N.Y.C. with a connection at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Nov. 8.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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After the fall of Hosni Mubarak, ordinary Egyptians brought paint cans from home to Tahrir Square, to re-mark the curbs that had been flaked from years of government neglect, and abraded by tanks and flying bricks during the protests.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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First United American Companies, a group associated with Jones, submitted a bid of $3.5 million for Infowars.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The question came up in the two co-hosts's conversation on micro-weddings, a trend that is gaining speed due to the high costs associated with the occasion.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jackie Harris from Illinois was on a trip in Index, Washington at the beginning of November with her husband and in-laws when the photo was taken.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 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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Over a lifetime, Sacks would journey far—from gay, bohemian California to a monastic life in New York.Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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After the festivities, guests are welcome to take it easy on Sunday and enjoy the ambiance of the festival’s final event—A Southern Jazz Brunch—before heading to the airport to journey back home.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Timmerman told reporters that he was stopped by Syrian officials earlier this year after crossing into the country on foot.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Timmerman said he was stopped by Syrian officials earlier this year after crossing into the country on foot.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The album went on to sped 10 total weeks atop the chart.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Travel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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