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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
  • James roves among the attackers’ perspectives before and during the event, his experimental style, psychological acuity, and ragged lyricism on display.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The latest flagship telescope in NASA's fleet, the Roman telescope is meant to rove the cosmos nearly 1 million miles away while working in concert with iconic observatories like the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of rove
Verb
  • To go somewhere and have your entire family dressed in Spider-Man regalia, roaming the streets of San Diego.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Those tiny fuzzballs may look cute, but left to roam free indoors, mice can cause serious problems.
    — Lauren Murphy, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of roam
Verb
  • Cats might hop onto counters and knock over dishes, so keep them out of the way, Dresser said.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As part of their ordeal, Ben and his girls have been hopping into their 2015 Kia Sedona every couple weeks to drive the 265 miles from Otis for lengthy visits.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hop
Verb
  • About an hour later, the hikers called the sheriff’s office for directions but eventually wandered off the Clear Creek Route and into Mud Creek Canyon.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 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
  • Buyers were interested but worried about the optics of a show revolving around two wealthy, gallivanting white guys.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • The days of American backpackers jetting across Europe for $20 per ticket on Ryanair could be ending soon—according to Ryanair.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Such is the type of clientele usually jetting off to this northern corner of Madagascar, which is so remote that Miavana's island base, Nosy Ankao, is only reachable by helicopter from the Nosy Be or Diego-Suárez airports.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of jet

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