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as in tours
a short trip for pleasure
our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state
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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
Campers take excursions to places such as Discovery Cube Orange County, Knott’s Berry Farm, Big Air USA and Raging Waters.
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Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
There are also multi-day excursions that allow tourists to get a closer look into the local culture and daily life in the fishing villages.
—Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Remarkably, Wilderness Travel is one of just a handful of companies offering backcountry excursions here.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to a phone to reach the front desk, butlers communicate via WhatsApp to finalize dinner reservations, excursions, and fresh towel deliveries.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
For Alaska excursions, waterproof hiking shoes or trail sneakers, like the Nortiv 8 Hiking Boots, are a much smarter choice.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
Unlike their previous, miserable excursions there, Newcastle — fans and players — turned up and dominated, on the field and in the stands.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Camp Sarika coordinates excursions with expert Arizona, Utah, and Navajo guides who have thousands of hikes and decades of experience under their belt.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
At breakfast and lunch, naturalists stop in to plot the day’s excursions—from fishing trips to kayak tours to birding outings—based on the group’s interests.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
There are also multi-day excursions that allow tourists to get a closer look into the local culture and daily life in the fishing villages.
—Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Remarkably, Wilderness Travel is one of just a handful of companies offering backcountry excursions here.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition to a phone to reach the front desk, butlers communicate via WhatsApp to finalize dinner reservations, excursions, and fresh towel deliveries.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
For Alaska excursions, waterproof hiking shoes or trail sneakers, like the Nortiv 8 Hiking Boots, are a much smarter choice.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
Unlike their previous, miserable excursions there, Newcastle — fans and players — turned up and dominated, on the field and in the stands.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Camp Sarika coordinates excursions with expert Arizona, Utah, and Navajo guides who have thousands of hikes and decades of experience under their belt.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
At breakfast and lunch, naturalists stop in to plot the day’s excursions—from fishing trips to kayak tours to birding outings—based on the group’s interests.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursions
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But the hotel offers plenty of experiences to get to know the area, from countryside tours in a vintage VW convertible to blessing ceremonies at one of Ubud’s oldest sacred sites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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This is where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were both signed — the actual room is open to tours.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving Becciu, once a leading Vatican cardinal and future papal contender.—
NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving Becciu, once a leading Vatican cardinal and future papal contender.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Our travels took us to the heartland of America, Oklahoma City.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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When Chris left for Japan, Ronda felt safe about his travels there, in part because of the country’s high criminal conviction rate, at greater than 99%.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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These types of outings are why the Cubs traded for the 27-year-old.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Marlins are going to rely on him to have quality outings as the year continues.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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While no moon landing is in store for the mission, the crew will test systems and hardware for future expeditions to the surface while traveling up to 6,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon – the farthest humans have ever ventured in space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sediment samples near the torpedo compartment showed no evidence of plutonium leakage from the nuclear warheads, indicating titanium patches applied by Soviet and Russian expeditions in 1994 remain effective.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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For further-afield jaunts, the hotel has complimentary bicycles to borrow that allow guests to try locals’ preferred mode of transportation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Her mother did the same—packing sack lunches for daylong jaunts through the maritime oak forest—even into her nineties.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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