as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
they were hungry and tired after their long journey
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
an intense yearning to journey to distant lands
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Recent Examples of journey
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026
The cruise ship set off on its journey around the Pacific from Argentina on April 1, and the first infected passengers died on board on April 11.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Liza Foreman, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
As Uranus journeys through Gemini and your fourth house of home, your emotional foundations are in for a major shake-up.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
How Lucila gets here physically, and logistically, is intuitive enough, but the emotional journey this trip takes her on is left too vague to make a meaningful impact, as much as Diaz might conjure great life from within the film’s simulacrum of living on the margins.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026
The cruise ship set off on its journey around the Pacific from Argentina on April 1, and the first infected passengers died on board on April 11.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
Before journeying to Casablanca, always look up local events.
—Liza Foreman, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
As Uranus journeys through Gemini and your fourth house of home, your emotional foundations are in for a major shake-up.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journey
Noun
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Orion’s return trip will also test out a more robust heat shield developed by Lockheed Martin.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Miller lives in Terlingua and uses the Redford land as a place to camp, and as a put-in for river trips.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Linde had a huge hand in NASA’s Artemis II mission that just took humans the farthest distance from Earth in history, traveling 252,756 miles from home.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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That’s one of the reasons why Knicks fans have been traveling to Philadelphia.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Each episode is an expedition into lives shaped by conflict, ambition, and survival — turning complex societal forces into stories of resilience, curiosity, and discovery.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Once-in-a-lifetime trip Rosmarin described the trip as an expedition journey, and said the passengers weren't on a typical cruise.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Wearing woolen garments that should have been stashed away weeks ago, many were also sporting trekking poles, binoculars and long-lens cameras.—
Ashley Stimpson,
Washington Post,
11 May 2026
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Hitting the beaches, and biking and trekking 32 miles of coastal and inland trails are the main daytime activities.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some ships even reposition between polar regions or across the Southern Hemisphere—voyages far longer than most standard cruises ever attempt.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The singer's drummer, Gregg Field, recalled the moment in a Vanity Fair article discussing his experiences touring with Sinatra.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The committees worked closely together to see what design ideas should be added and toured other memorials to gather inspiration and ensure each branch was represented.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.—
Jen Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Journey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journey. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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