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as in tour
a short trip for pleasure our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state

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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 on the Web A couple of minke whales had breached in front of us as our small group departed from Ungava Polar Eco Tours’s camp on a boat excursion, but now silence and stillness had fallen. Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024 In June, the girls went on an excursion to a shopping complex in Abuja – a rare experience for most of them. Kate Okorie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024 Many of the excursions lent themselves to solo travelers, such as hikes, e-biking or a boat tour of the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, the most famous in Iceland. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 At The Peak, guests can glide on an ice-skating rink, set off for a snow-tubing excursion, or enjoy exhilarating hours of snowboarding and downhill or cross-country skiing. Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for excursion 

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“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursion. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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