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
Trips on the road featured non-skating excursions such as skiing or visiting an apple orchard.
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Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Rescuers advise people making backcountry excursions to heed avalanche bulletins and to delay outings until the snowpack has consolidated.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The project, first announced in 2017, will reportedly include the construction of a new canal and marina for excursion boats.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
One of the people who had joined us for the excursion was James Fox, an art historian at Cambridge and the creative director of the Hugo Burge Foundation, which supports the arts and has given financial support to Goldsworthy.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Rescuers advise people making backcountry excursions to heed avalanche bulletins and to delay outings until the snowpack has consolidated.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The project, first announced in 2017, will reportedly include the construction of a new canal and marina for excursion boats.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
One of the people who had joined us for the excursion was James Fox, an art historian at Cambridge and the creative director of the Hugo Burge Foundation, which supports the arts and has given financial support to Goldsworthy.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursion
Noun
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On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, there are free tours in English.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Only two members of the friends’ group survived, as well as a guide and two other skiers on the tour.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The conversation is lively, with people often chatting over each other and going on tangents.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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All in all, the show tackles a thoughtful premise — even two people speaking the same linguistic language will need their thoughts translated — and almost got it right but took a couple of tangents after the halfway mark.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its proximity to Manhattan (a 50-minute jaunt aboard the Metro-North Railroad) gave high rollers a convenient suburban annex for their ball and chains.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Collins returned to the fold for a 2007 tour — including two spectacular evenings at the Hollywood Bowl — and, after his health deteriorated, a bittersweet farewell jaunt in 2021-22.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Greene said authorities were notified about the avalanche by Blackbird Mountain Guides, which was leading the expedition, and the skiers' emergency beacons.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said during a press conference on Wednesday that officials are reviewing the company’s decision to approve the expedition after forecasts warned of extreme conditions.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nintendo Switch is available for hours of fun, as are concierge services that can plan family-friendly outings and in-hotel programming—or babysitting while the adults head up for a jazz session or mixology class at The Residence bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Chelsea is just a point shy of the top four and will be determined to avoid another setback after surrendering a two-goal advantage against Leeds in their previous league outing.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursion. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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