as in traveled
to take a trip especially of some distance
an intense yearning to journey to distant lands
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Recent Examples of journeyed
But he’s journeyed to Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, both of which the Vatican has officially recognized as supernatural Marian apparitions.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Unlike the pioneers of the frontier myth, however, these real people journeyed through the West not only from the East, but in many different directions.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
After all, between 1968 and 1972, 24 American astronauts flying on nine Apollo missions journeyed to the moon.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In the 1800s, American missionaries journeyed to what was then called Persia.
—Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilgrims have long journeyed here and to and other nearby sites to see and touch places associated with Jesus’ life.
—Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Before that, the indigenous Yavapati journeyed here to bathe in the property’s mineral-rich hot springs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Scientists have been divided about how Homo sapiens first journeyed from Asia to Australia.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Some moved to England in order to receive an education or marry into the aristocracy; others journeyed to India, Macau, or Rome.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Unlike the pioneers of the frontier myth, however, these real people journeyed through the West not only from the East, but in many different directions.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
After all, between 1968 and 1972, 24 American astronauts flying on nine Apollo missions journeyed to the moon.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In the 1800s, American missionaries journeyed to what was then called Persia.
—Daniel Thomas Potts, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilgrims have long journeyed here and to and other nearby sites to see and touch places associated with Jesus’ life.
—Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
Before that, the indigenous Yavapati journeyed here to bathe in the property’s mineral-rich hot springs.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026
Scientists have been divided about how Homo sapiens first journeyed from Asia to Australia.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Some moved to England in order to receive an education or marry into the aristocracy; others journeyed to India, Macau, or Rome.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journeyed
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During its 10-day excursion, the four-person crew traveled farther from Earth than any other humans — as well as witnessed a rare solar eclipse from deep space and observed a 600-mile-wide crater on the moon’s surface.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Koch and her fellow Artemis II crew members — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — traveled 694,481 miles, making their lunar flyby the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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All the trembling, as Kimbangu touched the sick, alarmed European settlers and reassured the plantation workers who trekked to Nkamba in search of healing.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Agents trekked through muddy terrain in the dark and eventually found Medina curled up in a ball next to a tree.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Over the last 20 years, Too Short has released six more solo albums, toured the world and formed a supergroup—Mount Westmore—with Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and E-40.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Union-Tribune recently toured the 80-acre Hill District site, walking through dusty fields that will become a community park, and a large recreation center with a gym (managed by Fit, which has luxury gyms in Mission Beach and near Petco Park) and a 1,465-square-foot pool.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of the week’s worst heat, some Bay Area residents voyaged outside to enjoy the sun and unseasonably balmy conditions.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Reaching about 4,700 miles beyond the lunar farside, the crew will go the farthest from Earth any humans have ever voyaged, ensuring not only rigorous system checks but also breathtaking views of our home planet—and, of course, the moon.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
15 Jan. 2026
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As party members slowly trickled into the building Saturday morning, campaign volunteers wandered, handing out bags with posters for Marx or walking in slow arcs with signs for fellow chief executive hopeful Robert Moore.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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At Elmhurst, a resident in a Tufts University School of Medicine zip-up wandered out to see what was going on.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Journeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journeyed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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