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noun

ˈjər-nē How to pronounce journey (audio)
Definition of journeynext
as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance they were hungry and tired after their long journey

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journey

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verb

as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance an intense yearning to journey to distant lands

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Recent Examples of journey
Noun
To support our midlife journey, nature’s first food could balance the aging gut and keep the immune system strong. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026 The Fuyao Ladder rises directly along the canyon wall and has sharply reduced a journey that once took children more than three hours each way. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
In 1991, amidst the Balkan region’s dissolution and prompted by the unfolding events, 6-year-old Maja and her parents make the decision to journey from Yugoslavia to Denmark. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 The red planet doesn’t care to journey through this Water sign — given its introspective and emotional nature — but that doesn’t mean it can’t be harnessed correctly. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for journey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journey
  1. trip
  2. travel
  3. expedition
  4. trek
  5. voyage
  6. tour
  7. pilgrimage
Noun
  • Then on August 10, a large container ship paid a staggering $4 million to fast-track its trip — leaving others, either unwilling or unable to shell out that kind of sum, in maritime limbo.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The situation escalated during a July 2022 mission trip when the accuser confided in a student pastor.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • To travel well often means opening yourself up to discomfort or difference, which inherently means a willingness to make a fool of yourself.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But the public servant’s employer rejected their application to travel abroad.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of travel
Noun
  • Mars expeditions will last even longer — months, years and possibly entire lifetimes if SpaceX CEO Elon Musk achieves his goal of building a city on the red planet.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Emily in Paris star met her fiancé during an expedition to Antarctica with National Geographic in 2020.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of expedition
Verb
  • Back then, the hourly weather check involved trekking up and down a hundred-foot tower.
    — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Pole sleeves at the ends of the crossbar let users install trekking poles, bolstering structural integrity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of trek
Verb
  • However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of voyage
Verb
  • Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins hosted the May press conference, and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds toured the facility in July.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Kahan’s touring success is also fueling his mental health advocacy through the Busyhead Project, his nonprofit focused on expanding access to mental health resources and reducing stigma.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of tour
Verb
  • There are hiking trails and even pilgrimage routes all over the world.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of pilgrimage

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