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
Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
When country radio fails to budge — which, despite Langley’s success, still plays women around once an hour at best — such tour slots can make all the difference in helping to level the playing field.
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Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2026
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Or is touring cities more your thing?
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Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
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Noun
The luxury lines Seabourn and Silversea both offer expedition cruising (on top of their traditional cruise products), and the luxury tour company Abercrombie & Kent also charters Ponant ships for expedition cruises to the polar regions.
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Scott Laird,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
When country radio fails to budge — which, despite Langley’s success, still plays women around once an hour at best — such tour slots can make all the difference in helping to level the playing field.
—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2026
Verb
Gordon is currently touring in support of Play Me.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Or is touring cities more your thing?
—
Laura Kiniry,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour
Noun
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Before his stint as a reluctant casino mogul, Sarris was a prolific author and university professor at UCLA and Sonoma State.
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Guts trails by just 10 stints on the rundown.
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Schwarber’s first home run traveled 456 feet, while his second blast of the third inning measured 457 feet off Mets reliever Cionel Pérez.
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Belief traveled sideways, not down.
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Alcantara’s second and third strikeouts (the 1,000th of his Marlins tenure and then the record-tying strikeout) came in back-to-back at-bats to end the fifth inning.
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David Letterman‘s long tenure in late-night is about to get a global boost as his Worldwide Pants teams with NBCUniversal and Merzigo to expand distribution of more than 6,000 episodes on YouTube, Facebook and other platforms around the world.
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The Nomads Pro trekking commuter in single-battery configuration is available to order now for US$1,999.
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Visitors are not allowed to go to the island where Diana is buried, but they are allowed to trek into the Doric-style temple memorial built in July 1998.
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Mysaria is skeptical of the generous terms of surrender that Alicent sets to Rhaenyra.
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Researchers noted a decline in the mortality rate for infants born at full term, at 39 to 40 weeks.
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Instead of perfection, Rainey strove to disarm her audience, at times intentionally tripping or starting off with a joke to humanize herself and lighten the mood, McNulty said.
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Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
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The new series revolves around Princess Bubblegum and Marceline the Vampire Queen, who journey across the farthest reaches of Ooo, encountering familiar faces and new dangers.
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For instance, the moon is journeying through harmony-seeking Libra today, bringing emotional focus to themes of connection, fairness, beauty and compromise.
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Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.
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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.
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“Tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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