as in stint
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position
asked the soldiers to consider signing up for a second tour of duty
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer
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Recent Examples of tour
Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Hathaway and Streep recently stepped out for the film's world premiere in New York City, marking another stop on a global press tour that has included Shanghai, Tokyo and Mexico City.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Mason went on to found an electric guitar company, RKS, and toured with Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Through June 30, 2026, guests who use the code EXP15OFF can take 15% off over 300,000 Things to Do, like sushi making in Tokyo, a food tour in NYC’s Greenwich Village, and a paella cooking class in Barcelona.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Hathaway and Streep recently stepped out for the film's world premiere in New York City, marking another stop on a global press tour that has included Shanghai, Tokyo and Mexico City.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
How quickly did the most personal themes come into view, as opposed to more generic themes of touring success and follow-up albums?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Mason went on to found an electric guitar company, RKS, and toured with Fleetwood Mac in the 1990s.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour
Noun
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Later came stints as a paralegal, explorations of investment banking, and a brush with entrepreneurship.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Martin's third pick all but sealed the victory late in the fourth quarter for the Raiders during their first stint in Oakland.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The club travels to Portland on Wednesday night for a match against the second-place Thorns, the team that eliminated San Diego from last year’s playoffs.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, be aware that the next six years will bring urges to impulsively travel, and do exciting things to give yourself an adventurous world.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Her brief tenure was marred by personal and professional scandal.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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After a long tenure at Fox Sports, Buck and Troy Aikman joined ESPN in 2022 to take over the Monday Night Football booth along with sideline reporter Lisa Salters.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Jim Hickey, 64, has spent decades trekking across the country, turning his footsteps into funding for childhood cancer.—
Jennifer Bisram,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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All the trembling, as Kimbangu touched the sick, alarmed European settlers and reassured the plantation workers who trekked to Nkamba in search of healing.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Last June, Hill was ordered to pay Bauer more than $300,000 for violating settlement terms.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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In terms of how the two PSG goalkeepers have fared this season, the data shows Safonov is outperforming Chevalier.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The skull fracture was likely caused when Martinez tripped while holding Heather a couple weeks before her death, the attorneys found.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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This is where Democrats always trip themselves up.—
Evan Thies,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The moon continues to journey through Cancer, where emotions not only run deep, but also close to the surface.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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In Season 2, after finding out survivors — including his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma) — remain in the outside world in the Season 1 finale, Xavier (Brown) embarks on a quest to find her, journeying out from the Paradise bunker for the first time since the planet’s destruction.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 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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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first human to voyage into space just a month before, with American astronaut Alan Shepard close on his heels.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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