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Recent Examples of barnstorm
In their early 20s, Page and Jones spent countless hours performing everything from Muzak to James Bond theme songs as London studio musicians, while teenage West Midlands buddies Plant and Bonham barnstormed around the countryside in a variety of bar bands.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To control the damage and prove his mettle, Hegseth barnstormed the Capitol for meetings with mostly Republican senators.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
Members of his Cabinet are not planning to barnstorm the country, either.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
After being awarded the Medal of Honor, O’Hare was brought home by the Navy to barnstorm on a Lindbergh-style celebrity tour.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
To control the damage and prove his mettle, Hegseth barnstormed the Capitol for meetings with mostly Republican senators.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2025
Members of his Cabinet are not planning to barnstorm the country, either.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
After being awarded the Medal of Honor, O’Hare was brought home by the Navy to barnstorm on a Lindbergh-style celebrity tour.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
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Then, of course, there are still the roving vendors hawking options.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The museum’s new space offers a permanent home for its roving presentations — now free of charge to visitors — which trace the history of public housing from its origins in the New Deal to the present day.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Their cattle then roam the yerba mate plantation, clear the weeds–which both feeds the cattle and eliminates the need for pesticides–and its manure helps enrich the soil.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Residents complain of thieves roaming the streets after dusk.—
Sophie Neiman,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Apr. 2025
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Just hop online at the official Mayfest website to purchase tickets in advance and breeze right past the lines.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2025
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Bad Bunny is hopping back over to 30 Rock to make his grand return to Saturday Night Live, with the show announcing Thursday (April 24) that the Puerto Rican rapper will perform on its season-ender episode following a musical guest debut from Benson Boone two weeks prior.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
24 Apr. 2025
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Alberta is skeptical… until Hetty points out how Pete has been wandering and dating up a storm, was secretly in the mafia and punched Thor in the face after the Viking slept with Carol.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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The school bell rang at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, but instead of busing off to extracurricular activities or home for the weekend, Meridian Technical Charter students donned headsets and grabbed wireless controllers.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s a significant boost over January 2024, when the double-track project still required busing passengers to Gary’s Metro Center station.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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The dozen gallivanted around the city, cruised on a cocktail boat ride, wore coordinating sparkly dresses for a night out and celebrated the bride-to-be, according to Ree's blog and Paige's Instagram posts.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In his 20s, Reinaldo gallivanted about Europe making full use of his youth, looks, means, brains, and flirtatious charm.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
29 Mar. 2025
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Best time to visit Athens Best months: October–May Many people tack a stay in Athens onto the start or end of a Greek island jaunt during the busy summer period—but consider instead dedicating a good week to digging into the nitty-gritty of this dynamic city.—
Helen Iatrou,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
29 Nov. 2024
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Danielle Olivia Lyth, 30, jetted off to Marbella, Spain to tie the knot with her partner Jamie Lyth, 35.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The day after the announcement, Trump jetted to Florida for the weekend.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Barnstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorm. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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