Thesaurus results for GRAND TOUR

grand tour

noun

Definition of grand tour

as in progress

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Recent Examples of grand tour Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, launched in 1977 on a grand tour of the outer solar system. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026 Collectively, the trio’s résumés read like a culinary grand tour, with stops at storied dining rooms such as Le Cirque, Gramercy Tavern, and Stir. — Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026 It’s been called a love letter to Italy and a grand tour through the nation’s history and culture. — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 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. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand tour

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Noun

The progress came roughly a year after the program received funding for its initial engineering, manufacturing and development phase.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Members will measure their progress using the IUCN’s Red List and its Green Status of Species, the fund said.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of progress

Noun

This nearly 10-foot-high work depicts Mount Tai, one of China’s Five Great Mountains, and leads the viewer’s eye along the pilgrimage routes to the mountain’s summit.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Here are 11 stays from across the Austen adaptation canon to add to your next literary pilgrimage to the British Isles.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pilgrimage

Noun

Yet a growing number of adults age 60 and older are embracing AI, using it for entertainment, planning trips and even accessing health information.

— Robin Brewer, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
This month, it was denied access to the plane for a trip to Georgia and Florida.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of trip

Noun

No young man should have to face something like this, and no family should have to carry the weight of this journey alone.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared in their Lockheed Electra 10-E while on a journey around the world.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of journey

Noun

Researchers from the Archaeological Legacy Institute and Purdue University embarked this month on the Taraia Object expedition in Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Phoenix Islands belonging to the Republic of Kiribati.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Days into their expedition, the team searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane is battling severe weather — and racing to identify a mysterious object that could finally solve the aviator's disappearance.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of expedition

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Clothed safari guides in white hats and suits with fake mustaches greeted the guests, who included Sharon Bush, Peter Thomas Roth, Susan Gutfreund, Lucia Hwong Gordon, Paola Bacchini, Leesa Rowland, and Jacqueline Weld Drake.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The scenery today, red rocks and flat mesas, could pass for Utah and our hike feels like a geologic safari with Nouri pointing out rock formations that resemble elephants and camels.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of safari

Noun

In the last seven years, Bryan’s struggle to become a better person has paralleled his quest to become a good songwriter.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
The question also has consequences for the quest to unify quantum mechanics with general relativity.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of quest

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For the past 12 years, the couple has tried to teach students to recognize when someone is at risk and step in, through a documentary about their son’s death, through a speaking tour of middle and high schools and through the Remember Nolan Project.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
The hotel can arrange tours with excellent local guides on the subject of art, history, music, restaurants, or the supernatural, one of our city’s specialties.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

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