journeying

verb

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

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Recent Examples of journeying Dylan also takes after his father, journeying into musical pursuits as a member of the band Midnight Kids from 2016 to 2021. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Zayden Alhasan and Ezra Belingheri, two long time friends, said Belingheri met in Nevada from Italy before journeying on a four-hour drive to watch USA play. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 For instance, the moon is journeying through harmony-seeking Libra today, bringing emotional focus to themes of connection, fairness, beauty and compromise. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 At the final whistle, the Curaçao team mobbed Room in the penalty area before journeying some 40 yards behind him to celebrate with Curaçao fans in attendance. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026 But this time around, astronauts on the next Artemis mission won't be journeying anywhere near the moon. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 June 2026 The film moves beyond the climate crisis to the increase in climate refugees, which Fox underscores by starting with Americans, including victims of the Paradise blaze, before journeying around the globe. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Sunlight will reflect off the cloudy tops of Venus and Jupiter before journeying millions of miles to enter Earth's sky in almost the same place, making the planets appear very close to one another on Tuesday (June 9). — Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 8 June 2026 Leo Woodall may be journeying to fantastical locales with his foray into Middle-earth, but his casting in the continuation of The Lord of the Rings saga is planted firmly in the realm of reality. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journeying
  1. traveling
  2. trekking
  3. touring
  4. voyaging
  5. wandering
Verb
  • The investigation is part of a broader crackdown on what’s known as birth tourism, the practice of traveling to another country, so a child is born there.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • New attractions include the Hip Hop ride, a traveling grand carousel with horses valued over $30,000 each and the first-ever First Peoples’ Art Showcase.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • The Plex Solo Pro pitches using a single trekking pole for a sharp, single-point peak height of 52 in (132 cm) and a series of six to 10 stakes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • Related Stories Alemán is the first human in history to have completed the Triple Grand Slam of Travel, visiting all 193 countries recognized by the United Nations, trekking to both the North and South Poles and traveling to space.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of trekking
Verb
  • During an appearance on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, Tedeschi and Trucks talked about touring with such a large band — the group features 12 members.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
  • The two are currently touring together, and country music fans can't get enough.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of touring
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
Definition of voyaging
Verb
  • The animal dragged the bag across the course before wandering off, leaving the golfers with a story that’s sure to be a hole-in-one at the clubhouse.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Following in the wasteland-wandering footsteps of its successful Fallout series, Amazon Prime is tripling down on live-action game adaptations.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of wandering

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