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noun

ˈtu̇r How to pronounce tour (audio)
Definition of tournext
as in stint
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position asked the soldiers to consider signing up for a second tour of duty

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verb

as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer

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Recent Examples of tour
Noun
This was technically an official tour, but Charles spent the day doing official events while the rest of the family spent hours at the waterfalls. — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026 Other acts and musicians on the tour resigned in protest, forcing Sheeran to apologize and attempt to explain his actions. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
Given that Usher was happy to tour with Brown, Crockett’s presentation could be read as less of a misstep and more as someone simply following the crowd. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Visitors paid to tour the doomed vessel before it was towed upriver and set adrift toward the falls, its unwilling crew left to their fate. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour
  1. stint
  2. travel
  3. tenure
  4. trek
  5. term
  6. trip
  7. journey
  8. voyage
Noun
  • More recently, managers Tim Casaletto and Tom Levering have come to lead the fund after stints covering energy and utilities.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • After a two-year stint at nearby Northgate, Westlake’s new coach is finally living and working in the same school district.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of stint
Verb
  • South Brooklyn locals, Manhattanites who rarely travel over the water, and the occasional wise tourist rub elbows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Huskies hope their offense will travel again after finding a rhythm in their first road game last weekend.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of travel
Noun
  • Loosely adapted by first-time screenwriter Ajon Singh from an Esquire article by Luke Dittrich, the thriller dramatizes the darkest year of Hansen’s tenure on To Catch a Predator.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Los Angeles struggled to find consistency on both ends of the court during Roberts’ tenure, dealing with injuries, roster turnover and uneven play while remaining outside the WNBA playoff picture.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenure
Verb
  • Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than taking the dry way out and heading home on the 4 train, we all got caught up in a more southerly impulse and trekked to our friends’ new place down in Battery Park City.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of trek
Noun
  • Under the terms of the agreement, the reports will be kept confidential by the man and his attorneys.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The effort to create a national voter list is among numerous steps Trump has taken during his second term to try to overhaul the way elections are run.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of term
Verb
  • Since then, price has completely round-tripped the move, giving back the entire post-earnings gap and settling back into the mid-$250s.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Native Americans smoking peyote in ceremony, the CIA experimenting with LSD — tripping was seen as decidedly fringe.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • And so, the two men with very different life philosophies proceed to journey ever deeper into the South American heart of darkness, with a little bit of The Searchers thrown in for good measure.
    — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Read kicks this tale off with a meet-cute and an unconventional relationship, but finds authentic emotion and real social issues to power the characters’ journeys forward.
    — Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of journey
Verb
  • However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of voyage

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“Tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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