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Recent Examples of jaunt
Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
The only defeats the Raiders have this year were at the prestigious Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas just before Christmas, the second out-of-state trip the team took in December following a weekend jaunt to Arizona for a couple of games earlier in the month.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
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
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Noun
Once-common jaunts across the border to shop are out of the picture.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
The only defeats the Raiders have this year were at the prestigious Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas just before Christmas, the second out-of-state trip the team took in December following a weekend jaunt to Arizona for a couple of games earlier in the month.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
Noun
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In contrast, showrunner Steven Conrad shoots the wine-tasting bike trip like the second-act fall-deeper-in-love excursion in a rom-com.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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Skunk Train describes its 25-mile Noyo excursion as a strenuous, lengthy trip that can be quite chilly during the cooler months.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Agents trekked through muddy terrain in the dark and eventually found Medina curled up in a ball next to a tree.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Rugged terrain dots the area where the crash took place, prompting search crews to be flown in along with trekking in on foot.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Children can be seen monkeying around the billiards table, and the surrounding area offers plenty of activities to suit the whole gang—from hiking and boat tours to hair-raising seaplane adventures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Emanuel Sharp made all three of his 3s to christen his revenge tour.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bohemian Užupis district feels like a film set in its own right, and wandering through the cobblestoned streets with kids is the kind of immersive, screen-free adventure that sticks with a family long after the suitcases are unpacked.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
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German Jews—my people—were far less numerous, most of them came to the United States earlier, and their typical first occupation was peddling, which entailed wandering through non-Jewish areas, not living in tenements.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.—
Jen Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred of them pilgrimage to Arizona each February for the I Heart Pluto Festival.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Or for the suggestion that Chinese intelligence operatives were roaming near sensitive sites with impunity.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Elephants, hippos, buffalo, giraffes, gazelles, zebras, impalas and warthogs — all roaming free just a stone’s throw from our dusty 4×4 in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This year’s Loons have tripped out of the gate, with only four out of a possible 12 points.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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Diana Moss, vice president and director of competition policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, said that the Paramount-HBO streaming combination would not trip federal guidelines for a merger, unlike Netflix-HBO.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ahead of the week’s worst heat, some Bay Area residents voyaged outside to enjoy the sun and unseasonably balmy conditions.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Stationed in Singapore, the vessel will voyage entirely at sea, with no port calls.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunt. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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