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Recent Examples of jaunt
Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Now Festival, after which the Strokes will embark on a European jaunt.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Marshall got free for a 73-yard touchdown jaunt up the right boundary on the Rams’ third play from scrimmage — and CSU was literally and figuratively off to the races from there.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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Noun
We were welcomed with a fresh meal of local ingredients, prepared by our private chef, and the best of Spetses town is just a brief jaunt down the hill.
—Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Now Festival, after which the Strokes will embark on a European jaunt.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sneakers are the most convenient form of footwear for the marathon of stairs descending to Parisian metro stations or jaunting between galleries and museums during events like Art Basel Paris.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Marshall got free for a 73-yard touchdown jaunt up the right boundary on the Rams’ third play from scrimmage — and CSU was literally and figuratively off to the races from there.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
Noun
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Travelers can bundle flights, hotels, car, rentals, excursions, and cruises at one time and save money while doing so.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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However, the selection of excursions is more limited than in some other destinations like Juneau, according to Feldman.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Verb
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David and Aaron trekked to Seoul in 2024 to watch the Padres open the season against the Dodgers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Get your heart rate up while trekking through the scenic Canaan Valley and take a quick rest at any of the dozen shelters, some outfitted with wood-burning stoves.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Want to learn more about faraway countries on free embassy tours?—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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Cummings is best known as a standup comedian, who is currently on her North American Big Baby tour, actor and podcast host.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Mira wanted to know who had dispatched him, but the boy wandered off to a playground structure, singing Jimmy Eat World to himself.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The rules required residents to use bear-resistant trash containers as wildlife officials determined bears, typically shy, boldly wandered into neighborhoods in search of left-overs in garbage bins.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 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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Now, on her seventh studio album, Middle of Nowhere, Musgraves is letting the wind take her all the way back home, to a place where there’s no cell service, bulls roam freely, and gorgeous pedal steel guitars are plentiful.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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Escaped inmates roamed the streets of New Orleans under the watch of surveillance cameras.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Because Hathaway was penalized for tripping Elmer Soderblom and and roughing Malkin, in addition to Konecny's roughing minor, Pittsburgh received a power-play.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Space heaters provided heat, but the sloths were kept in the cold for at least one night after a fuse tripped.—
Ryan Brennan
April 27,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Silversea is lauded for both its classic ocean liners and expedition ships, which voyage the globe including the Poles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some ships even reposition between polar regions or across the Southern Hemisphere—voyages far longer than most standard cruises ever attempt.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunt. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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