excursions

plural of excursion
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as in tangents
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 excursions Here is a very small slice of his decades-long legacy, from raw electro-funk bombs to playful party techno to foggy dub excursions. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026 Her passion for marine life began during childhood trips to South Florida beaches, boating excursions with her father and visits to local aquariums. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 There’s also a genius Ritz-Venture & SeaVenture program offering a range of kayak excursions and jungle treks to secret beaches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026 Lexi and Ridge create a multitude of festive excursions — and excuses — to bring them together but thanks to creative machinations by June and Dan, these outings keep turning into foursomes. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026 As winter set in, Hopper made numerous excursions, trekking up to the Dixie Kitchen diner in Midtown to sketch the coffee urns, as well as salt and pepper shakers, cups, and napkin dispensers. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 To speed up the mission and reduce risk, the initial moon walkers will wear a lighter, less complex space suit than the one still under development by Axiom Space for longer, subsequent excursions. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The simplified suits are meant to be quicker to bring to fruition for early moon landing missions, including Artemis IV, but Axiom will continue building the more advanced version for more difficult lunar excursions later in the Artemis program. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 To speed up and reduce risk, the initial moonwalkers will wear a lighter, less complex spacesuit than the one still under development by Axiom Space for longer, later excursions. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursions
Noun
  • Nap in those lovely cabanas by the lake, or take day-long tours focused on culture and history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The land trust could hold up to five tours annually, generally no more than one per month, unless the management plan sets stricter limits.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Adeyemi has a tendency to go off on tangents about astrology, tarots, mystical energy.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Johnson has this innate instinct of knowing how long to allow Shaq, Charles and Kenny to go off on tangents and when to reel them in.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Dursus turned the ball over three times Monday, all of which were travels.
    — Jake McCreven, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Yumi and Everton also learn more of these details for themselves, the film following them on their travels to Okinawa through exchange programs and traineeships.
    — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The club was rocked by a scandal in the early 2010s when it was reported that members of the club took prostitutes and strippers to the club for golf outings.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Several Fort Worth-area receivers had big outings in Week 10.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • For children inclined to such expeditions—or who just want to read in a dark spot—a camping headlamp ($35) makes an inexhaustibly useful accessory.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The horses in these parts are semi-wild, and all expeditions are led by skilled local horsemen who guide you over the steppes which, since the days of Genghis Khan, have been revered as the gateway to heaven.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Activities include kayaking, biking, and jaunts with a fantastic resident naturalist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Excursions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursions. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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