field trip

as in excursion
a trip to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something We took a class field trip to the power plant.

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Recent Examples of field trip Trump took a field trip to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a couple of blocks from the White House with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 The North Lawndale group lined up almost two dozen high-profile partners, from the city’s science museum to universities, to help with teacher training, field trips and other services. Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025 Participate in field trips, become part of the community, and more. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025 The experience was the ultimate field trip that brought their science textbooks to life in the most unforgettable way. Essence, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field trip
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excursion
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  • The route passes through Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, with a Niagara Falls excursion.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Field trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20trip. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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