grand tours

plural of grand tour

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tours
Noun
  • Allswifit Women’s Slip-on Walking Shoes Travelers have packed these slip-on walking shoes for trips all over the world, from the cobblestone streets of Italy to hiking trails in Portugal.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
  • By 2021, trips of 28 nights or more had become the fastest-growing category and accounted for roughly 22% of gross nights booked.
    Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The idea originated from Curiel’s travels in the region with his wife and business partner, Kasie Curiel.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • That mission extends beyond his own travels.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • To garrison those vulnerable treasure houses, Britain had to reassign regiments from tours of duty in North America and abandon Philadelphia, the biggest prize the redcoats had taken so far.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • While European fashion capitals convert runway weeks into measurable economic engines—hotels booked, restaurants thriving, city tours sold out—Lagos stages brilliance, then sends everyone home.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Highlights of these expeditions include visits to the Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki and the British Library in London, where items on display range from Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook to handwritten lyrics by the Beatles.
    Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For those who need extended performance, an extra battery doubles the capacity to 3,096Wh – ideal for multi-day camping or van expeditions.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But, just as the trio is about to leave and embark on journeys unknown, a new ship touches down on Yautja Prime.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Future spacecraft will need to make autonomous choices during long interplanetary journeys where communication is slow or impossible.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Her past treks have included her cat tree, the top of her owners’ headboard or her humans’ shoulders, reached by scaling their shirts like a jungle gym.
    Evan Moore November 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Authorities in Nepal have halted trekking on many hiking routes due to rain at lower elevations and heavy snowfall on higher trails, and have urged hikers not to venture out or proceed with their treks in the Annapurna, Manaslu and Dhaulagiri areas, home to some of the world’s highest peaks.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, the focus is on schedule reductions to regional and domestic mainline flights that do not travel between our hub airports.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The company has also launched five suborbital test flights of its Starship megarocket so far this year.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • As this deployment progresses, customers should begin to see initial signs of recovery.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 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 10 Nov. 2025.

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