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
Suite guests will also have on-demand butler service, along with other perks such as laundry service included with the fare and and priority shore excursion booking.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
From 1986 to 1989, the yearly excursions brought about 70 eaglets to Indiana.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly every water excursion imaginable (snorkeling, boating, fishing, scalloping, kayaking, and swimming with manatees) is available for embarkation directly from the resort.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
There’s no shortage of tourist boats (including the hop-on, hop-off Batobus), but for one that targets tiny sailors, check out Vedettes de Paris, which leads relaxing, one-hour excursions aboard fully electric boats, and caters specifically to passengers between 6 and 13.
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
From 1986 to 1989, the yearly excursions brought about 70 eaglets to Indiana.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly every water excursion imaginable (snorkeling, boating, fishing, scalloping, kayaking, and swimming with manatees) is available for embarkation directly from the resort.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
There’s no shortage of tourist boats (including the hop-on, hop-off Batobus), but for one that targets tiny sailors, check out Vedettes de Paris, which leads relaxing, one-hour excursions aboard fully electric boats, and caters specifically to passengers between 6 and 13.
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursion
Noun
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Despite being signed to the culture-changing label Sub Pop for four albums in the 2000s, Fruit Bats never achieved the same level of acclaim as many of their labelmates, like the Shins and Sleater Kinney, and Johnson disbanded the collective at the end of its 2013 tour.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bargatze has released six comedy specials, hosted two episodes of Saturday Night Live and sold millions of stand-up tour tickets.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This sounds like something out of the mouth of a Quentin Tarantino character on a brilliant, oddball tangent.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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John Malkovich shows up for a tangent that is meant to be expositional, but really only needlessly delays what’s coming.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vansteenberghe, 24, opted for a chic all-black ensemble for his front row jaunt in a turtleneck paired with a matching jacket and tuxedo pants.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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With Bensen and Conner forming a dynamic duo, Carolina will need to tackle well and avoid explosive runs, similar to Travis Etienne’s 71-yard jaunt in Week 1.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Unlike in Antarctica or Greenland, there aren’t dozens of expedition ships in the area.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Embark on a Galapagos expedition aboard the Four-Star Silver Origin, Silversea’s first destination-specific ship.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The TomoCredit team at an outing to play golf.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Reviewers love using it at home as well as during camping, outdoor sporting events, road trips, and more outings.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursion. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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