day trip
noun
: a journey in which a person goes to visit a place and then returns home on the same day
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Trump left Washington on Friday night for a five-day trip to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, which will be his first to the region since returning to the White House.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Gómez took the 5-day trip to Mexico City as a brief respite before starting intensive training to care for Noah at his home in New York City.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Ocean Bottle 17-ounce Stainless Steel Water Bottle Our expert carried this reusable bottle on a recent 10-day trip.
—Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
The Moon is 384,000 kilometers away, a three-day trip.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Gómez took the 5-day trip to Mexico City as a brief respite before starting intensive training to care for Noah at his home in New York City.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Ocean Bottle 17-ounce Stainless Steel Water Bottle Our expert carried this reusable bottle on a recent 10-day trip.
—Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
The Moon is 384,000 kilometers away, a three-day trip.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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