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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jaunt
as in trips

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Recent Examples of jaunts
Noun
Following Sunday’s gig, the tour will have clocked in at 1,165 days (with plenty of days off in between regional jaunts, of course). — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Private-jet travel with a choice of formats, from regional jaunts to multi-continent itineraries, gives Abercrombie & Kent an edge over the competition. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 Family shopping jaunts that were once leisurely affairs are being scrapped in favor of quick trips during off-hours to grab essentials and go home, suffering business owners say. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 In 2023, the Milk Carton Kids had another pinnacle moment when creating their own event, the Los Angeles Folk Festival, wanting to bring together the voices behind the treasured musical storyteller tradition in a city often preoccupied with Sunset Strip rock deities and annual jaunts to Coachella. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026 And 1965, except for four or five brief trout-fishing jaunts, was the same. — Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026 For further-afield jaunts, the hotel has complimentary bicycles to borrow that allow guests to try locals’ preferred mode of transportation. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026 Her mother did the same—packing sack lunches for daylong jaunts through the maritime oak forest—even into her nineties. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 Once-common jaunts across the border to shop are out of the picture. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunts
  1. excursions
  2. trips
  3. travels
  4. roams
  5. tours
  6. treks
  7. wanders
  8. journeys
Noun
  • Continental Divide excursions, ghost tours, and hot springs experiences were not services the company originally envisioned, yet Roppel adds that customer demand made the opportunity clear.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The town also serves as the primary jumping-off point for boat tours, kayaking excursions, whale watching trips, and, of course, visits to Acadia National Park.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of excursions
Verb
  • Early on in the clip, Jake Johnson’s former tennis star Dusty Boyd trips over the net and injures his wrist in a bad way.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • One of the monarch’s nicknames for his wife is unexpected—and likely derived from his travels abroad.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026
  • The outlet also highlights travelers’ reasoning behind specifically selecting window seats for their travels, including motion sickness, fear of flying or to keep children occupied.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Today, the herd roams the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and is managed in partnership with the local fire company, which hosts the annual pony swim—a beloved local tradition.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Definition of roams
Noun
  • Explore the Environmental Learning Center, where boardwalk trails, kayak tours, and hands-on exhibits showcase the local ecosystem.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Spicy foods are often avoided during royal tours, though the rules are more relaxed when Middleton is eating at home.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 July 2026
Definition of tours
Verb
  • 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
  • As announced by Alex Cora over the weekend, top Red Sox hitting prospect Franklin Arias will start at shortstop when the club treks up to Dunedin to face the Toronto Blue Jays.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of treks
Verb
  • The silent protagonist is as mysterious as the movie that wanders along the cinematic edge between the physical and the spiritual worlds.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
  • Jet Wine Bar, Philadelphia Sparkling Spanish whites, earthy Georgian oranges, bright Chilean reds — Jet Wine Bar wanders wide for its exciting by-the-glass wine list.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 June 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • One intrepid reporter journeys into the nondescript building where Hollywood’s biggest stars can be digitally cloned.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
  • In the second film, the plucky wayfinder journeys back into the deep sea to find a hidden island and break a curse.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of journeys

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