grand tours

plural of grand tour

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tours
Noun
  • The flights were miserable, but the anxiety between trips was just as bad.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Having been raised in Florida and based in New York for the last 15 years, my body struggled to acclimate during these short press trips.
    Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Throughout their travels, the women dive headfirst into new experiences like bungee jumping and feeding giraffes, pushing them out of their comfort zones and into vulnerable moments.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bilingual tours include round-trip transportation from Oaxaca City, traditional meal shared in one of the women’s homes, and community visits.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The boat tours are about 40 miles roundtrip, and 2 to 2½ hours long.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Alongside increasing assaults on indigenous peoples, the next few years saw mass Spanish expeditions and the establishment of new colonies.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The 2025 edition includes luxury expeditions to the American West and such pieces as a Christian Louboutin custom saddle, retailing for $47,000.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During his time off, Wasefi traveled across Afghanistan with his trumpet, logging his journeys on YouTube.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Since its debut in 2014, the show has attracted a dedicated following, with fans tuning in to watch the dramatic and often heartwarming journeys of individuals agreeing to marry a complete stranger.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Almost all spacecraft sent to deep space — including the Voyager probes, Juno, Cassini-Huygens, and Galileo — must execute gravity assist maneuvers, slingshotting around planets to gain velocity for their vast treks.
    Big Think, Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The flights were miserable, but the anxiety between trips was just as bad.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The relaxed fit through the hip and thigh gives you room during long flights, while the fabric gives the right amount of stretch to keep things looking sleek.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The company plans to continue releasing updates as testing progresses, pushing its axial flux architecture toward the next benchmark in electric propulsion.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Sitting somewhere, putting on shoes, eating an apple, listening in headphones that sort of progresses into something a bit wilder.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Grand tours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20tours. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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