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Recent Examples of jaunt
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Located in the uber-posh Mayfair neighborhood, with Buckingham Palace just a jaunt across Hyde Park, the Four Seasons at Park Lane is as stately a property as the postcode demands.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 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
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
Located in the uber-posh Mayfair neighborhood, with Buckingham Palace just a jaunt across Hyde Park, the Four Seasons at Park Lane is as stately a property as the postcode demands.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 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
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Ball began hot, and the Hornets seemed to be on their way to keeping the good times during their recent excursions going.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Xuan Fernando has been going on State Street’s Community Fruit excursions since Daly started them.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jen Murphy has visited Costa Rica dozens of times and trekked the coast-to-coast El Camino Trail.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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Alawites trekked for miles to the seashore, bringing home jugs of seawater to fashion salty dough for bread.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump has restarted his affordability tour across the nation, but rising gas prices undercut his messaging as the weather is beginning to warm up, and the public looks to travel for vacations.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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In front of him, activists were emerging from a tour bus to gather in front of the historic Paramour Estate.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Locals consistently rave about FIG and Leon’s Oyster Shop, though wandering around aimlessly—especially on the city’s lively King Street—is part of the fun, too.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Memories of the late David Crosby calmly wandering about, checking the performances going on while waiting to play his set, or watching Cuban singer and guitarist Eliades Ochoa, of Buena Vista Social Club fame, enjoying a quiet moment with his family and having an ice cream, come to mind.—
Fernando Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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At least three other crocodile species roamed an area to the south known as the Eastern Rift Valley.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Gazelles roam freely near the refineries and depots that make Kharg one of Iran’s most valuable — and sensitive — assets.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Authorities say Hughes tripped and fell into the street just as one of the teens was driving away.—
Jamal Goss,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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As Wallace began driving away, Hughes tripped and fell into the road, and Wallace allegedly ran over him, according to police.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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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
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunt. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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