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Recent Examples of jaunt
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
After a disastrous stint abroad leaves them estranged, the two don’t speak for years — until Poppy asks Alex to join her on one last jaunt.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
David Christopher Kaufman, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
Best time to visit Athens Best months: October–May Many people tack a stay in Athens onto the start or end of a Greek island jaunt during the busy summer period—but consider instead dedicating a good week to digging into the nitty-gritty of this dynamic city.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Chef Ty Leon, bar director Austin Carson and hospitality director Heather Morrison are taking influence from their jaunts to the region for their Italian food and liquor.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
After a disastrous stint abroad leaves them estranged, the two don’t speak for years — until Poppy asks Alex to join her on one last jaunt.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry were onto something with their much-hyped (and equally ridiculed) jaunt into space.
—David Christopher Kaufman, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
Best time to visit Athens Best months: October–May Many people tack a stay in Athens onto the start or end of a Greek island jaunt during the busy summer period—but consider instead dedicating a good week to digging into the nitty-gritty of this dynamic city.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
Noun
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Onboard/Offboard is a series that explores the can't-miss highlights of our favorite cruises—from the shore excursions to book to the spa treatments too relaxing to pass up.—
Madison Flager,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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Only the longer journeys include excursions.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After becoming unlikely friends in college, the two make a pact to spend one-week every summer trekking around the world together as totally platonic travel companions.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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For many years, Chicago media would trek to witness the weather predictions of our zoo weathercast creatures.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other cities just added to the tour include Norfolk, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Nashville and Lexington.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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From Kendrick Lamar’s bootcut jeans to Alexander Skarsgård’s kinky Pillion press tour looks, last year laid the groundwork for experimentation in a market that’s famously slower and less trend driven than women’s fashion.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Still, much of the time Froud was content, wandering the set after just learning to walk, unfazed by the elaborate production around him.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Christmas period will also mark the official end of the Catholic Church’s jubilee year, 12 months dedicated to pilgrimage, spiritual renewal and forgiveness which takes place every 25 years.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
25 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement Travel to the country once limited essentially to pilgrimage and business travel, opened with a tourist e-visa in 2019 and has since become an engine of jobs and investment.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Plucked off the staff of then-Jazz head coach Quin Snyder, who is currently in Atlanta with the Hawks, Skeeter is someone Hornets fans see roaming in front of Charlotte’s bench quite often.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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More than 200 years ago, bison roamed freely across Illinois, but as the industrial revolution reshaped the landscape, the bison disappeared.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Dellandrea was injured in the Sharks’ game on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets as his right leg struck the post after he was inadvertently tripped while driving to the net.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Any tease that the movie could possibly be about anything more — a love triangle, a recently deceased mother, a vet’s puzzlement that Hawaii doesn’t even have rabies — is nothing but a banana peel tripping the audience into expecting a narrative.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There are lots of one-week Norwegian fjords cruises; longer voyages pair the fjords with Arctic Norway.—
Jane Archer,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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When John Wesley Powell voyaged through the Grand Canyon by boat in 1869, his expedition rested in this very spot, at the base of stone huts built by ancient Puebloans.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunt. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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