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 These special itineraries range from international routes aboard ultra-luxe sleeper trains to glamorous coastal excursions and retro-chic day trips through the country’s winemaking regions. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026 In the event states lose their lawsuits that aim to shut down prediction markets, the next-best thing might be for the traditional sportsbooks to fail in their excursions into prediction markets. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Moscow has launched several aerial excursions into NATO airspace recently — 20 drones crossed into Poland in September, and analysts believe the Kremlin was behind a surveillance campaign over military sites — as well as sabotage and cyberattacks. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Great Hikes These showstopping excursions range from the easy Sylvan Lake Shore Trail to a strenuous hike up Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026 Explora will offer similar excursions, at extra cost, as is common across the cruise industry. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 Creators who attended OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip at a luxury resort in upstate New York posted glowing reviews of their private cabins, nature excursions and farm-to-table meals. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 These influencers stayed at the high-end resort Wildflower Farms, where private cabins go for over $1,000 a night, and posted aesthetically pleasing photo dumps, sharing snippets of workshops, group dinners, and excursions. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Guest adventures can be tailored to nighttime fishing, wintertime Wahoo trolling, or full-moon deep-sea excursions. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursions
  1. tours
  2. tangents
  3. travels
  4. outings
  5. expeditions
  6. jaunts
Noun
  • Carl Schuster, who served three tours on the Lincoln’s sister ship, the USS Nimitz, in the late 1970s and 1980s, said life aboard can be isolating, especially for enlisted crew who work deep inside the 100,000-ton carriers.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly three-quarters of its humanoid revenue came from research and education in the first nine months of 2025, while corporate tours made up more than half of its still-small industrial business, a company filing showed.
    — Elaine Yu,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tours
Noun
  • Its loose structure allows for a wealth of tangents, touching on everything from whether HBO shows have the right amount of nudity to the hosts’ personal lives.
    — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast to this, in regions dominated by shock waves, magnetic fields are orientated at tangents.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of tangents
Noun
  • Higher-income Americans typically aren't the ones cutting back on groceries to afford their travels, for example.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As both overland and maritime trade became more secure and efficient, exchange between Europe and Asia deepened, facilitating the travels of figures such as Marco Polo, Giovanni da Pian del Carpini, and Ibn Battuta.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • Hideki has gained strokes on the field in driving accuracy in six consecutive starts, has picked up strokes putting in four of his last five outings, has a world-class short-game and is dialed in with his irons.
    — Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sharing the position with arguably the greatest right winger in the world in Lamine Yamal, however, most of these outings have been made in short cameos off the bench.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of outings
Noun
  • Its load-bearing capacity has been improved to accommodate the needs of larger scientific research equipment during expeditions.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, extreme altitude and rapidly changing weather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of expeditions
Noun
  • These jaunts test sensors and advanced new materials in the hypersonic flight environment, among other tasks.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Some of his admirers gathered at the Indiana Dunes State Park Friday for the hike, including his widow Susan Seman, who because of her ailments normally couldn’t go on her husband’s jaunts.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
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