barnstorm

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barn·storm | \ ˈbärn-ˌstȯrm

barnstormed; barnstorming; barnstorms

Definition of barnstorm

intransitive verb

1 : to tour through rural districts staging usually theatrical performances

2 : to travel from place to place making brief stops (as in a political campaign or a promotional tour)

3 : to pilot one's airplane in sightseeing flights with passengers or in exhibition stunts in an unscheduled course especially in rural districts

transitive verb

: to travel across while barnstorming

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He spent the months leading up to the election barnstorming around the country. The national soccer team barnstormed through the country.

Recent Examples on the Web New Horizons reached Pluto on July 14, 2015, becoming the first spacecraft to barnstorm the dwarf planet. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, "After Visiting Pluto, NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Another Cosmic Milestone," 16 Apr. 2021 Then, to maintain the Senate majority for Republicans and to save the very rules and protocols of the Senate, the Supreme Court and the Constitution, Trump will have to barnstorm Georgia. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "Trump Faces a Critical Choice About His Political Future," 26 Nov. 2020 No state has yet officially certified its results for the presidential election, and Trump’s reelection campaign has worked overtime to barnstorm both state and federal courts with litigation in a last-ditch effort to achieve victory. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, "Hundreds of millions of dollars pending as betting sites pump brakes on calling election for Biden," 13 Nov. 2020 Biden's camp plans to barnstorm Pennsylvania on Sunday and Monday, with Biden, his wife Jill Biden, and running mate California Sen. Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff fanning out across Pennsylvania to ask for last-minute votes. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, "Trump to tell Pennsylvania it can 'save the American Dream' from 'corrupt forces'," 31 Oct. 2020 The Democratic and Republican candidates barnstorm the nation to make their cases. — Victor Davis Hanson Tribune News Service (tns), Star Tribune, "A plea to Biden voters: Don't empower leftists," 29 Oct. 2020 The Democratic and Republican candidates barnstorm the nation to make their cases. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "Election Choice: Constitutional Norms vs. Changing the Rules," 29 Oct. 2020 Yet Trump’s rally in Sanford, Florida, came amid concerns that his plans to barnstorm the country could put him and others at risk. — Anchorage Daily News, "Concern about risks as Trump hits campaign trail," 13 Oct. 2020 Besides Scranton, Trump will barnstorm Mankato, Minn., and Oshkosh, Wis., on Monday to talk about civic unrest and jobs, and Yuma, Ariz., on Tuesday to talk about immigration. — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, "Remote speeches, videos and songs: Democrats embark on virtual convention for Biden without crowds," 17 Aug. 2020

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