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Recent Examples of grand tour
In the grand tradition of Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde, Craig Ferguson is going on a grand tour of America for CNN and the nation’s 250th birthday.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In the summer of 1951, Auchincloss sent his stepdaughters—Jackie, then 22, and Lee, 18—to Mayfair to kick off a months-long grand tour of Europe.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
And Vienna does them very well, waltzing visitors around on a grand tour of 18th- and 19th-century neoclassical grandeur.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During a recent visit, I was invited to join Observatory Manager Paul Poncy and visiting guests for a grand tour of the facility, which claims to offer the largest collection of publicly-available telescopes in the United States and is designated by NASA as an International Dark Sky Place.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In the summer of 1951, Auchincloss sent his stepdaughters—Jackie, then 22, and Lee, 18—to Mayfair to kick off a months-long grand tour of Europe.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2026
And Vienna does them very well, waltzing visitors around on a grand tour of 18th- and 19th-century neoclassical grandeur.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During a recent visit, I was invited to join Observatory Manager Paul Poncy and visiting guests for a grand tour of the facility, which claims to offer the largest collection of publicly-available telescopes in the United States and is designated by NASA as an International Dark Sky Place.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tour
Noun
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The Hormuz crisis is reversing that progress.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, this is also signaling continued progress toward maturing hybrid propulsion technologies for tactical use, the South China Morning Post reports.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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Saintly intercession Just on the outskirts of Qom is a village called Jamkaran, home to another important pilgrimage site.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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When April Grey was a kid, her parents would make an annual pilgrimage from San Francisco to New York City to stay with her grandparents.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2026
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In their initial trips to the plate in the second inning, Caglianone doubled, Collins doubled him home, and Isbel singled to score Collins.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The trip to the moon will take about four days.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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For Stirtz and McCollum, this March Madness run continues a journey that began at Northwest Missouri State and continued last season at Drake before the pair both moved on to Iowa.—
Kristie Rieken,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Though the original clip is authentic, showing seven dogs wandering down the side of a highway in northeastern Jilin province, Chinese state media has since debunked the narrative of their escape and journey home.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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From yoga classes at the crack of dawn to excursions that range from whale-watching to geological expeditions and beyond, the staff here make magic happen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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After two major delays, NASA made history on April 1 and launched a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day expedition around the moon and back.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cities like Paris and New York will forever hold a place in her heart, but next on the wishlist is a safari and a trip to Finnish Lapland.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Though the setting is reminiscent of a safari camp, the comparison stops there.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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That quest, which put her in touch with dozens of victims, generated an award-winning series in the Miami Herald that set off a chain reaction culminating in Epstein’s 2019 arrest, Acosta’s resignation and, two years later, the sentencing of Epstein associate and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The rapid quest for short-term advantage masks the long-term threat to global energy markets, one over which the Treasury has little control.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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In July 2024, a tour helicopter crashed on Kauai, killing the pilot and two passengers.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations.—
Carly Neil,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Grand tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20tour. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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