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excursion

noun

ik-ˈskər-zhən How to pronounce excursion (audio)
Definition of excursionnext
1
as in tour
a short trip for pleasure our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state

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2
as in tangent
a departure from the subject under consideration the professor's frequent and sometimes far-ranging excursions in his lectures are the stuff of campus legend

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Recent Examples of excursion The Katonah Museum of Art is an unexpected stop for rotating exhibitions of cross-disciplinary visual art, while Philip Johnson’s Glass House in nearby New Canaan is also worth a half-day excursion. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026 During the cave excursion, Kaz and some other guests ask to swim back to the boat. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 Most importantly, Quebec’s largest city boasts fantastic accommodations as a homebase between all your excursions. — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026 Taking part in their training has proven to be one of my guests’ most memorable safari excursions. — Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for excursion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursion
  1. tour
  2. tangent
  3. jaunt
  4. expedition
  5. outing
Noun
  • No presales have been announced for the handful of North American dates on the tour.
    — Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Stevie Wonder plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his beloved album with a world tour.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of tour
Noun
  • Its loose structure allows for a wealth of tangents, touching on everything from whether HBO shows have the right amount of nudity to the hosts’ personal lives.
    — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The realization inspired Shapiro’s team to go off on a tangent, mapping the flow of oxygen to coral tissues via cilia.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of tangent
Noun
  • Try the Whiteside Mountain jaunt, which weaves up 750-foot-tall cliffs, or hike a stretch along the 2,200-mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which leads to viewpoints like Wesser Bald Fire Tower.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the past, this has mostly looked like weekend jaunts to the Emerald Coast with a caravan of cars traveling down I-65 from Birmingham.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of jaunt
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  • The vessel, Professor Molchanov, is used for commercial expedition cruises, including to Svalbard, which sits more than 500 miles north of the Norwegian mainland.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Russian vessel is used for commercial expedition cruises, including to Svalbard.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of expedition
Noun
  • And perhaps with the roar of Braves country and the insight from Hefner, Holmes could match or even outperform one of his best outings.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Both cinematic outings with the Owens sisters are based on Alice Hoffman’s book series, which continued expanding the family’s mythology long after Sally and Gillian had seemingly ended their bloodline’s pesky hex.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of outing

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