grand tours

Definition of grand toursnext
plural of grand tour

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Noun
  • Chief among them are the many boat trips from neighboring Cabo San Lucas (a 35-minute drive away) particularly during whale-watching season, which runs from December to April.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The rabbis had asked several members who’d made trips there to talk about their experiences while standing on the bimah, before the Acheinu prayer was read.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • What the law says The war has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway off Iran's southern coast through which about 20% of the world's oil and gas travels.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Hertz’s first airport car rental office opened at Chicago’s Midway Airport in 1932, and has been fueling adventurous travels ever since.
    Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the hotel offers plenty of experiences to get to know the area, from countryside tours in a vintage VW convertible to blessing ceremonies at one of Ubud’s oldest sacred sites.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This is where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were both signed — the actual room is open to tours.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • While no moon landing is in store for the mission, the crew will test systems and hardware for future expeditions to the surface while traveling up to 6,000 miles beyond the far side of the moon – the farthest humans have ever ventured in space.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Sediment samples near the torpedo compartment showed no evidence of plutonium leakage from the nuclear warheads, indicating titanium patches applied by Soviet and Russian expeditions in 1994 remain effective.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Like Picasso and the Beatles in their respective art forms, Davis and Coltrane never stopped evolving, and each step on their journeys altered the trajectory of music far beyond modern jazz.
    Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Prisoner and Alpha take the affable actor on fresh emotional inner journeys.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Guests enjoy priority access to Golf du Mont d’Arbois, while other activities include hiking, overnight treks, canyoning, mountain biking, exploring the nearby medieval village, helicopter tours or paragliding.
    Ramona Saviss, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
  • From an overwater bungalow in the Bahamas to an art-forward hideaway steps from jungle treks in Trinidad, these are some of the most memorable places to stay in the Caribbean right now.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The airport in Montego Bay handles the vast majority of flights to the island.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Air travelers are paying the price of the shutdown with unpredictable, snaking TSA lines at airports across the country, jeopardizing their chances to pass through security on time for their flights.
    Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The rash often starts with small red spots and progresses to blisters that become scabbed over, the CDC says.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • As Harmon play progresses, present day and past are constantly moving in and out of the same Paris apartment.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Grand tours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20tours. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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