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noun

ˈjȯnt How to pronounce jaunt (audio)
Definition of jauntnext
as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day

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jaunt

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verb

as in to trek

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Recent Examples of jaunt
Noun
Start your Broadway jaunt at House of Waves, a popular art gallery and community gathering place for creatives. — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 But if a later leg of your European jaunt takes you to Austria or Slovenia, that same traveler may discover that a taxi service or local café accepts cash only. — Td Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
Chappell Roan has been flexing her beauty chameleon muscle this week while jaunting about Paris Fashion Week. — Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026 The move breaks a record previously held by Coldplay for most shows in a calendar year; the British group achieved a 10 show stand back in 2024 for the band’s Music of the Spheres jaunt. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jaunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
  1. excursion
  2. trek
  3. tour
  4. wander
  5. pilgrimage
  6. roam
  7. trip
  8. voyage
Noun
  • Amenities and experiences Guests head out on game drives, nature walks, and morning excursions with Herero and Himba communities, returning back to cocktails next to the pool in the main lounge area.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Unable to raise the $750,000 for his bail, his excursions are limited to trial dates.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of excursion
Verb
  • Back then, the hourly weather check involved trekking up and down a hundred-foot tower.
    — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Pole sleeves at the ends of the crossbar let users install trekking poles, bolstering structural integrity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of trek
Noun
  • Visitors can also extend their trip with tours of the Lebanon Silver Mine or gold-panning experiences.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The incredibly accomplished artist recently went viral with a photo dump from tour, and she's now done it again.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of tour
Verb
  • However, what about rogue planets that wander interstellar space alone?
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This strange girl who wanders around alone in the middle of nowhere and then enters a house that belongs to gentle bears.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of wander
Verb
  • There are hiking trails and even pilgrimage routes all over the world.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of pilgrimage
Verb
  • Even so, an Associated Press photographer on Thursday saw migrants still roaming the streets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rammagerðin Skip the puffin shops (what the locals call the run-of-the-mill souvenir stops) and set aside some time to roam around one of Rammagerðin’s locations—my favorite is tucked into Harpa, the opera house designed by Olafur Eliasson.
    — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of roam
Verb
  • The bear scratched his arm, and the victim tripped and injured his foot while trying to escape, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • How quickly the brain and body react after tripping — with your foot automatically thrusting forward, for example, to prevent yourself from face-planting — is what plyometrics trains for.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of voyage

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