Thesaurus results for JAUNTS

jaunts 1 of 2

noun

plural of jaunt

as in excursions

a short trip for pleasure took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day

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jaunts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jaunt

as in trips

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Noun

Activities include kayaking, biking, and jaunts with a fantastic resident naturalist. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026 He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 The Asics Gel-SlowCush prioritizes comfort while being recommended for recovery runs, low-intensity training or merely chill jaunts. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 But the 408-foot-tall (124-meter-tall) vehicle's first 13 jaunts were all suborbital, so Flight 14 will be a landmark. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In the past, this has mostly looked like weekend jaunts to the Emerald Coast with a caravan of cars traveling down I-65 from Birmingham. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026 Some of his admirers gathered at the Indiana Dunes State Park Friday for the hike, including his widow Susan Seman, who because of her ailments normally couldn’t go on her husband’s jaunts. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 The money is enough to fund Starbucks runs and bowling outings and occasional jaunts to the Hamptons with friends. — Erika Janes, Curbed, 17 July 2026 The others are four-game jaunts in late March and early April. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunts

Noun

Here is a very small slice of his decades-long legacy, from raw electro-funk bombs to playful party techno to foggy dub excursions.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
Her passion for marine life began during childhood trips to South Florida beaches, boating excursions with her father and visits to local aquariums.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of excursions

Noun

Dursus turned the ball over three times Monday, all of which were travels.

— Jake McCreven, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Yumi and Everton also learn more of these details for themselves, the film following them on their travels to Okinawa through exchange programs and traineeships.

— Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of travels

Verb

After the game, the inspector roams the locker rooms, checking to make sure that no non-partner logos can be seen by reporters, fans or television cameras — and then writes a summary of each game for the league.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
When the Farmer destroys the flock’s beloved pumpkin patch, Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, only for events to spiral out of control as a wild beast roams the woods of Mossingham.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of roams

Noun

Nap in those lovely cabanas by the lake, or take day-long tours focused on culture and history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
The land trust could hold up to five tours annually, generally no more than one per month, unless the management plan sets stricter limits.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of tours

Verb

Carlos Manuel Vesga submitted the Pluribus episode where Manousos treks up through South America while accepting no help from the hive members, a showcase of defiant pride and a good bit of physically demanding work.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

Definition of treks

Verb

A bit later, Len wanders down to her place for coffee and their morning round of cards.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026
Third place was Japanese director Sabu’s Arrested Memory, a crime caper about a detective with dementia who unwittingly wanders off with a multimillion-dollar ransom, sending cops and criminals on his trail.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of wanders

Verb

Some oil shipments diverted around Africa face journeys up to a month longer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Named after the Italian poet whose Divine Comedy journeys through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, the fall 1996 collection explored the intersection of religion, warfare, and historical mourning traditions.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

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