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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For a scenic day trip, try the six-mile Oeschinensee hike from Kandersteg.
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Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
According to public records, the business association paid $6,400 to cover Azevedo’s airfare, hotel and meals during a 10-day trip with other public officials in Vietnam in 2023.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
According to public records, the business association paid $6,400 to cover Azevedo’s airfare, hotel and meals during a 10-day trip with other public officials in Vietnam in 2023.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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“Day trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trip. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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