grand tours

Definition of grand toursnext
plural of grand tour
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Noun
  • With flat soles, light textures, and a smooth fit, preppy loafers are a solid option for long days on your feet, from theme park trips to office days.
    Aaron Royce, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • First, in terms of travel distance, European tourists may shift from long-haul trips to shorter journeys.
    , CNBC, 18 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
  • The neighborhood It’d be easy to spend a week around Nay Palad’s beachfront area, alternating between dips in the pool, reading books in a hammock, and tours around the gin-clear water in a see-through kayak—but on-the-up Siargao is well worth exploring.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
  • The annual Grenada Chocolate Festival celebrates the island’s organic cacao industry with tastings, workshops and farm tours.
    Taryn White, Forbes.com, 18 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
  • The nature treks in Rwanda aren't your average roll-around-in-a-Jeep safari.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • 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
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 19 May. 2026.

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