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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Recent Examples of jaunts

Noun

Day hikes range from easy jaunts like the Grand Wash to strenuous routes like Cassidy Arch and the Chimney Rock Loop. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 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 This is the place to organize unforgettable outdoor adventures, from fishing trips and private charter boat excursions to guided jaunts on a traditional Hawaiian sailing canoe. —

Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 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

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Noun

For surfing, Playa Cativo Lodge offers two half-day surf excursions to Matapalo and Pavones, which are both a short boat ride away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
Between flights, hotels, excursions, dinners out, and the inevitable shopping, sometimes splurging on first class or a five-star hotel simply isn’t the priority.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026