barnstorm

verb

Definition of barnstormnext
as in to rove

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Recent Examples of barnstorm Two Deserving Teams, Only One Winner With all due respect to the New York Knicks, who've barnstormed their way to the Eastern Conference Finals, the two best teams in the NBA this year might both be in the West. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 State of the Union addresses often serve as springboards for presidents to barnstorm the country and drive home their visions. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 His grandfather still barnstormed the countryside like the strolling players in the Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, not to forget Shakespeare’s Hamlet. — Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026 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. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barnstorm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
  1. rove
  2. roam
  3. hop
  4. wander
  5. bus
  6. gallivant
  7. jaunt
  8. jet
Verb
  • Enclose The Garden With A Fence Enclosing a garden or patio with a fence provides more privacy, discourages roving deer, and adds a little mystery to your property.
    — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
  • The first came last October when Casa Bonita hosted a fall pop-up called Casa BOOnita and suspended the use of roving actors for one month.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
Definition of rove
Verb
  • The service Low-key and informal with free-roaming check-in staff.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sit in the garden, and flag down the roaming mimosa and caviar carts.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of roam
Verb
  • If your Mediterranean travel dreams mean hopping between postcard-perfect ports aboard a private yacht—without sacrificing luxury hotel comforts—Emerald Sakara just may be your answer.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Besides one stunt where Newton’s character had to hop off a 35-foot cliff into a shallow pool of water, all the actors were game to do their own stunts — safely, of course.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of hop
Verb
  • After her Scout Stage set, indie-country singer Michaela Anne wandered over and climbed into the driver’s seat of the Terra.
    — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
  • According to Fusaro, the license plate readers have been used to quickly resolve Amber alerts and to find missing runaways or individuals with dementia who wander off, including those who have made it across state lines.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of wander
Verb
  • That is a long time to be in the company of the same few dozen people, day after day, flight after flight, from plane to bus to hotel to bus and back again.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The process has also been slow due to an insufficient number of buses sent by the Malawian government, which has also asked for donations to help bus the returnees home, the officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
Definition of bus
Verb
  • Velasquez's social media account captured the real estate agent gallivanting on trips with family and friends following the alleged murder.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Some riders gallivant and whoosh past bystanders, weaving in and out and putting surrounding passersby on edge.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of gallivant
Verb
  • There’s also The Italian Restaurant located within the 6,100-square-foot entertainment complex that serves classic Italian comfort dishes (during idle times while dining, kids can feel free to jaunt toward the arcade for a round of air hockey before the plate of rigatoni is served).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Chappell Roan has been flexing her beauty chameleon muscle this week while jaunting about Paris Fashion Week.
    — Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of jaunt
Verb
  • In December 2021, a 15-year-old girl suffered second- and third-degree burns over 22% of her body when the flames jetted across the kitchen island from a tabletop fire pit smores maker.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • One of the most charming performances in a show that has many of them comes from Bo Bragason as Oona, a bubbly lesbian flirt whose mom has jetted off to India, leaving her in charge of her little sister (Mabel Strachan) and their houseboat.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of jet

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