excursions

noun

plural of excursion
1
as in tours
a short trip for pleasure our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state

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2
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 Continental Divide excursions, ghost tours, and hot springs experiences were not services the company originally envisioned, yet Roppel adds that customer demand made the opportunity clear. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The town also serves as the primary jumping-off point for boat tours, kayaking excursions, whale watching trips, and, of course, visits to Acadia National Park. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 Many excursions combine the Atlantic Road with the fishing village of Bud, a small coastal community with big views and a wartime history, or Kvernes Stave Church, offering a brief slice of local history and culture. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Decades of river tours For more than nine decades, the Jungle Queen ferried generations of visitors through Fort Lauderdale’s scenic waterways, serving up sightseeing cruises, dinner excursions, and evenings at its proprietary Tropical Isle. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 Be punctual for shore excursions and activities to avoid delays or missing out without a refund. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 June 2026 The neighborhood Sandals Royal Curaçao offers excursions hand-in-hand with local businesses and the Curaçao tourism board to promote the island holistically. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026 These narrative excursions are distractions, though, from this Cape Fear’s inherent hollowness. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursions
  1. tours
  2. tangents
  3. travels
  4. outings
  5. expeditions
  6. jaunts
Noun
  • Paso Robles also boasts one of the only distillery tours in California, including distilleries like CalWise Spirits Company in the Tin City area.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The memorial arch has free tours May through October, weather permitting.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
Definition of tours
Noun
  • That's what happens when your star insults moviegoers or goes off on tangents about the characters's sexuality.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Her words prove true throughout his interview, during which Glover opens up for the first time about his life with Alzheimer's disease, often toggling between unfinished thoughts and poetic personal tangents.
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of tangents
Noun
  • One of the monarch’s nicknames for his wife is unexpected—and likely derived from his travels abroad.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026
  • The outlet also highlights travelers’ reasoning behind specifically selecting window seats for their travels, including motion sickness, fear of flying or to keep children occupied.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • The Hawks continued the good feelings from their Summer League outings in Salt Lake City.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • While Page Six reported that Jenner and Elordi have been trying to keep a low profile, gossip and entertainment outlets have managed to feverishly report on some of their outings and romantic getaways.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of outings
Noun
  • From the earliest pioneering expeditions and nighttime escapes from bondage to the modern-day road trip, Americans are a people on the move – restless, ambitious and innovative.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • No amount of time-traveling expeditions to reboot or create alternate timelines can save it now, because it's been done to the point of overkill.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of expeditions
Noun
  • Following Sunday’s gig, the tour will have clocked in at 1,165 days (with plenty of days off in between regional jaunts, of course).
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Private-jet travel with a choice of formats, from regional jaunts to multi-continent itineraries, gives Abercrombie & Kent an edge over the competition.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Definition of jaunts

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