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
To explore beyond the city limits, hotel staff can arrange a day of outdoor adventure at nearby ski resort Mont-Tremblant, a one-day excursion to historic Quebec City or a private day trip to Ottawa, Canada’s national capital.
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Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The moon mission is the first to return astronauts to the lunar surface since Apollo 17's moon-landing excursion in 1972.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Or head out on seasonal whale-watching excursions during the winter months.
—Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
Dooley’s love of movies dated to his all-American childhood in Brooklyn and his excursions with his mother to Times Square picture houses in the 1950s.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
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Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The moon mission is the first to return astronauts to the lunar surface since Apollo 17's moon-landing excursion in 1972.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Or head out on seasonal whale-watching excursions during the winter months.
—Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
Dooley’s love of movies dated to his all-American childhood in Brooklyn and his excursions with his mother to Times Square picture houses in the 1950s.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursion
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Guests of Delamar Mystic also receive complimentary admission to the Mystic Seaport Museum, the nation's largest maritime museum, which can help arrange charters for boat tours down the Mystic River and into Long Island Sound.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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New infrared observations reveal the rare interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS dramatically brightening during its farewell tour of the solar system.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Anyway, forgive the slight tangent.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
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Hurts disclosed his own answer in the middle of a tangent in late November.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Then there was a jaunt through Providence, Rhode Island, and New Haven, Connecticut, before heading back home.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
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Take a break from the chaos of city life with a jaunt through Red Butte Garden, home to over 3,000 types of plants and trees.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Artemis 2 astronauts won't be landing, but will instead circle the moon on a 10-day trip to test systems and hardware for future expeditions to the surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Most expedition cruise ships in Antarctic waters, like Scenic Eclipse II, have a PC 6 rating, including Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris, Silversea’s Silver Endeavour, Seabourn Venture, HX Expedition’s MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen, and Quark Expeditions’ Ultramarine.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2026
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In an emotional interview, the original fan favorite also comes to terms with his previous disappointing outings.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Avom, 21, has played in 17 of Lorient’s 19 Ligue 1 games this season, recording one assist, and also started four of Cameroon’s five outings at the recent Africa Cup of Nations.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursion. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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