grand tours

noun

plural of grand tour
as in trips

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tours
  1. trips
  2. pilgrimages
  3. travels
  4. tours
  5. expeditions
  6. journeys
  7. treks
  8. flights
Noun
  • Ambulances and medical helicopters made trips to and from the site, while unscathed survivors were put on buses.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This velvet travel case is a much more efficient alternative to tossing jewelry into a plastic baggie on trips.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • Climate change concerns have also been raised regarding pilgrimages in other countries, such as Kumbh Mela in India, which attracts hundreds of millions of Hindu worshippers, as well as the Arbaeen pilgrimage to Karbala in Iraq.
    — Mariam Amini, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of pilgrimages
Noun
  • Her early travels in the 1920s and 1930s blurred the lines between escapism and art acquisition.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Uncle Tim brought fun and joy to every day and wrote parody songs to commemorate our travels.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • The concierge can arrange birdwatching or fishing tours, while Chef Williams Saurina will guide you through the finer points of making fresh salsas in volcanic molcajetes, to be sampled with warm totopos.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • According to Science Center employees, one of the most common questions that comes up on museum tours is about where, and how, astronauts went to the bathroom.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of tours
Noun
  • For children inclined to such expeditions—or who just want to read in a dark spot—a camping headlamp ($35) makes an inexhaustibly useful accessory.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The horses in these parts are semi-wild, and all expeditions are led by skilled local horsemen who guide you over the steppes which, since the days of Genghis Khan, have been revered as the gateway to heaven.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of expeditions
Noun
  • Their two paths to power — which led them on vastly different journeys through different countries, organizations and governmental roles — left them on a collision course to lead Los Angeles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The initial criminal complaint describes how those journeys became promotional material.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeys
Noun
  • During El Niño years, the Pacific jet stream shifts south, which means hiking conditions in the Northeast could be warmer and drier than usual, while treks in parts of the southern US could be wetter.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There are also kayak excursions, bike trips, bird watching treks, and overland excursions via van.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of treks
Noun
  • Other airlines that serve the Sacramento airport also offer flights to Oahu, but with stopovers, according to those airline websites and FlightAware.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • According to Alaska Airlines, direct flights from Boise to Santa Rosa, California, will be available on a seasonal basis.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of flights
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