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Recent Examples of barnstorm
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have barnstormed the states, making their final pitches to crucial voters that could put them in the White House.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
But a number of his remaining picks are controversial, and Republicans are hoping to avoid further errors as the nominees barnstorm Capitol Hill and move closer to their confirmation hearings and potentially hitting the Senate floor.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have barnstormed the state since mid-summer.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
The 97th Academy Awards are on March 2, which means film industry executives and publicists will spend the next few months barnstorming America’s movie capital lobbying for support from the nearly 10,000 members who vote on the Oscars.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
But a number of his remaining picks are controversial, and Republicans are hoping to avoid further errors as the nominees barnstorm Capitol Hill and move closer to their confirmation hearings and potentially hitting the Senate floor.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have barnstormed the state since mid-summer.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
The 97th Academy Awards are on March 2, which means film industry executives and publicists will spend the next few months barnstorming America’s movie capital lobbying for support from the nearly 10,000 members who vote on the Oscars.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
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As usual, Nelson will spend this year on the road, first at his Luck Reunion on Thursday and then on his roving Outlaw Music Festival with Bob Dylan.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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These deer-resistant groundcover plants aren't appealing to roving herds.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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In the 1960s, a quarter of dogs roamed freely, and euthanasia rates in shelters were 10 to 20 times higher.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Like Great Sand Dunes in Colorado—one of my favorite national parks—this state park is a beautiful place to roam, explore, and spend a night under a starry sky.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
10 Mar. 2025
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Carriacou also has an impressive lineup of events throughout the year, including its own Carnival celebration every February and a famed regatta, giving travelers plenty of reasons to hop on the ferry or flight from Grenada. Petite Martinique The island of Petite Martinique is, indeed, petite.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Cozens quickly hopped on a flight and arrived in Ottawa by 9 p.m. ET Friday.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
9 Mar. 2025
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Elderly residents wandered off without supervision, medications weren’t properly administered, and emergency pull cords in some bedrooms didn’t work, the state alleged.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Visitors can wander over 50 acres of natural beauty, including an interactive area for children, a wetland garden featuring native species, and a dedicated space housing over 1,500 roses.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
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Matthews’ August resolution called for either a bigger sales tax increase — 1.4 cents — to help pay for the full Silver Line as light rail or for all rail projects to be converted to bus rapid transit.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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Busing was politically explosive, and Adams reports that media coverage of the case focused more on the busing angle than on the segregation that busing was intended to rectify.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
25 Feb. 2025
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Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
17 Aug. 2024
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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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The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
2 Dec. 2024
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But that’s not what life is handing Nora at the story’s start, when her music producer husband jets off on a tour and she’s left tending to her sweet daughter Sadie (an adorable Sophie Mara Baaden).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the model has jetted off to Brazil to take part in the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro for 2025, the biggest carnival celebrations in the world.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Barnstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorm. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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