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touring

noun

tour·​ing ˈtu̇r-iŋ How to pronounce touring (audio)
Synonyms of touringnext
1
: participation in a tour
2
: cross-country skiing for pleasure

Examples of touring in a Sentence

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Annett, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, made 436 combined starts across NASCAR's three national touring series during his racing career. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025 Buyers feel more comfortable touring when the seller isn’t present. Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 6 Dec. 2025 Fast forward to today, and Sage is an accomplished international touring country rock artist and songwriter who has made music and performed with members of Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe and The Beach Boys. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025 Whether or not the two acts will unite for an ending jam, as Chicago did for years with longtime touring partners Earth, Wind & Fire, will be determined once rehearsals commence next year. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for touring

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of touring was in 1794

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“Touring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touring. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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