grand tours

Definition of grand toursnext
plural of grand tour
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Noun
  • Indeed, hearing about your trips could bring them a lot of joy.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
  • Fresh off the unbelievably successful Artemis II lunar flyby mission, NASA is gearing up for an ambitious slate of moon trips to establish a colony by 2036.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The images—a blend of crowdsourced photos and places the couple discovered on their travels—have even won the approval of the director, who signed off on the use of his name.
    Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Since the building’s reopening in 2018, the owners say thousands of guests have ended their travels with a meal in the diner.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Don’t miss other free activities like mocktail classes and horticultural tours of the extensive gardens.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
  • Her solo albums have consistently gone into the top 10 on the pop charts and her tours are worldwide events.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The fleet will provide essential support for both robotic missions and future human expeditions to the Red Planet.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
  • Until publishing Lolita in 1955, Nabokov’s novels mainly paid for his butterfly-hunting expeditions, a lifelong passion.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • These comfortable neck pillows help make even the longest journeys a smoother one.
    Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
  • The movie is bookended by nearly identical shots looking outside an apartment window that visually connect Lucila and Isabel and their respective journeys in and out of Mexico, as part of the same emotional timeline.
    Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • One of those treks, Clooney recalled, was to Paramount, for an unsuccessful bid for a part on Family Ties.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The prime locale on the Spanish-French border, less than an hour from gastronomic favorite San Sebastián, makes Biarritz the ideal gateway for hikes through the Pyrenees or longer treks like the coastal stretch of the Camino de Santiago.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • More Americans are hitting the road, boarding flights and taking cruises this Memorial Day, according to AAA.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • SpaceX has flown all but five of those with NASA’s Space Launch System on the Artemis II mission, a Blue Origin New Glenn mission and three flights from United Launch Alliance making up the rest.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • However, as the season progresses and Nia sinks further into the four-under-four abyss, Danny’s behavior is impossible to ignore.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Dylvinci strikes a balance between layered complexity—production that swirls and progresses, adding plugg elements like a river picking up sediment—and spaciousness that leaves room for WiFi’s restrained voice and day-in-the-life musings.
    Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
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“Grand tours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20tours. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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