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jaunt

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verb

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Recent Examples of jaunt
Noun
Take a break from the chaos of city life with a jaunt through Red Butte Garden, home to over 3,000 types of plants and trees. Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026 This isn’t the first official live set from Segall—notably there’s Deformed Lobes, a documentation of a 2018 jaunt with the Freedom Band. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
So five months ago, Stapleton bought a prone paddle and started training, first with smaller treks along the pier, then longer jaunts along the coastline, clocking more than 452 miles of training in recent months. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025 His new solo record is his first in 19 years and this tour is his first solo US jaunt in nearly three decades. Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jaunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
Noun
  • The creative duo embark on a weekend excursion to sample the city’s spirited mix of regional history, world-class innovation, and natural splendor—discovering how much is in reach of this buzzy but unhurried Gulf nexus.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The Pampered Paws Program ups the ante with in-room dining, daily walks, a letter at arrival, leashes and collars, and the option to take excursions or be driven around by a chauffeur.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • If passed, a new bill would change requirements for expeditions, define how to declare a climber dead, and require trekking staff to be Nepali citizens.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The closure was announced late Monday after a busy day of visitors trekking across the lake to view this wonder, which hasn’t been safe enough for visitors in more than a decade.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, there are free tours in English.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Only two members of the friends’ group survived, as well as a guide and two other skiers on the tour.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • As the structures go up, penguins and seals wander by to observe the team’s progress.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • An old man wandering in the dark.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Adding further to the overall tension is the looming presence of a murderous knight in full armor roaming the countryside.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
  • With 22 miles of beaches, the nation’s largest urban park system, and endless trails along the Timucuan Preserve and Boneyard Beach, there’s always space to roam.
    Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Square-jawed detectives were tripping over corpses at midtown construction sites, blind vigilantes were redecorating Hell’s Kitchen with body parts and even poor Lester the doorman ended up dead in an Upper West Side courtyard fountain.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Finland had a power play opportunity after a tripping call against Slovakia's captain, Tomas Tatar.
    NBC News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Ritz-Carlton will launch its first Alaska sailings In May 2026, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will debut Alaska voyages for the first time ever aboard its third and most recent superyacht, Luminara.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Reaching about 4,700 miles beyond the lunar farside, the crew will go the farthest from Earth any humans have ever voyaged, ensuring not only rigorous system checks but also breathtaking views of our home planet—and, of course, the moon.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026

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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunt. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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