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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 These excursions enriched my experience, reminding me that Mérida is also deeply rooted in history. — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026 Wells, 18 and Black, joined friends on a Fourth of July boat excursion to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast but did not return with them. — Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 During an October 2025 trip to Northern Ireland, the Princess of Wales wore pieces by Ralph Lauren, Barbour and Really Wild, among others, in a similar color scheme to Thursday’s Scotland excursion. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Country star Russell Dickerson and his wife, Kailey, even leave their boys with grandma for warehouse dates, with Kailey joking that any kid-free excursion – especially a Costco run – feels romantic. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 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
  • The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Then, in March, Rodrigo will jet off to Europe for shows in Amsterdam, Munich and Barcelona before wrapping the tour with a pair of shows at London’s O2 Arena.
    — Karla Cote, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of tour
Noun
  • That got Cristobal off on a tangent about the type of players that UM targets.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tangent
Noun
  • Instead of the aproximately one-hour mission durations of Starship's previous suborbital launches, Flight 14's orbital jaunt, if everything goes according to plan, is expected to last nearly 10 hours.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Trying to escape the increasingly dystopian real world with a jaunt into the virtual one?
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • Dafoe plays Colonel John Hunt, the leader of the 1953 British expedition team.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Thinley Lhamo plays Tenzing’s wife Dawa, and Caitríona Balfe co-stars as expedition secretary Jill Henderson.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of expedition
Noun
  • Verlander allowed 2 runs and 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings with one walk and six strikeouts in his 91-pitch outing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Rosalía and Loli Bahia might not be interested in matchy-matchy couples dressing, but their latest outing proves that contrasting wardrobes can be just as complementary.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of outing

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