field trips

plural of field trip
as in excursions
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 trips School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 Singita also runs an onsite Environmental Education Center which hosts field trips for local community schools and trains budding conservationists. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The chef and his team do take field trips away from their own backyard. Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 America250 initiatives span volunteer opportunities and student field trips to a national collegiate startup competition. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 The city‑run facility offers free field trips for PreK–12 students, teaching safety skills, fire and burn prevention, bicycle and pedestrian safety, and severe weather preparedness. Robbie Owens, CBS News, 23 May 2026 Longtime residents might remember the hot dogs and burgers making their way past eager students on field trips at the National Museum of American History’s revolving Carousel Cafeteria, or the large, greenhouse-like McDonald’s inside the Air and Space Museum. Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 Weekly gathering of photography enthusiasts for hands-on learning, program speakers, contests, field trips, and sharing of photography expertise. Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026 The Country Friends organization has supported Casa through longstanding philanthropic contributions toward curriculum, enrichment programs, field trips, and nutrition. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • The concierge organizes a variety of excursions that range from chugging along the countryside roads in a vintage Citroën to visits to olive oil mills and vineyards.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Duncan credits the groups with picking an optimal time for their excursions.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
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  • The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • Lawmakers had previously given state health officials the authority to conduct visits to the facility, and the Adams County Health Department launched an investigation into the facility earlier this year after immigrant advocates alleged that gastrointestinal illness was rampant.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 June 2026

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“Field trips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field%20trips. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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