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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jaunt

as in trips

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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

Noun

Guests can also access select Punta Mita amenities and explore the surrounding region through private yacht excursions, off-road adventures, cooking experiences and visits to nearby Sayulita.

— Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
While the Scarlet Lady takes you on a familiar route around the Caribbean, the on-shore excursions available are what make this sail memorable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of excursions

Verb

Santa Ana, the country's tallest volcano), horseback rides along the black sand, and trips out along the Ruta de las Flores.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Powerful superconducting magnets could also provide a solution to the problem of cancer-causing cosmic radiation that explorers will encounter during stays on the moon or trips deeper into space.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of trips

Noun

Their scenic travels will take them to Spain and Monaco, each location introduced with a typographically appropriate title card.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Safe travels, seat neighbor United Airlines will upsell customers to sit in a row with an empty middle seat.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 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

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

Season 2 of the show is already in production and will pick up where the first season left off as the family journeys toward their new home in Walnut Grove, Minn.

— Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
One intrepid reporter journeys into the nondescript building where Hollywood’s biggest stars can be digitally cloned.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

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