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
Recuerdos Ilustrados celebrates Día de los Muertos journeying through life, love and death through contemporary altars and artwork by artists Álvaro Márquez, Stephanie Mercado and Daniel Villa.
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Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
After venturing to Rome in season four, season five sees Emily spending more time in Italy, even journeying to Venice, as was previously teased in first-look photos.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
With Louis and Claudia (Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles) journeying to Europe in search of other vampires, this season of Interview is phenomenal, rounded out with an incredible cast of seductive vamps from the Théâtre des Vampires.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Maple the Moose was born to roam, journeying across all of Canada’s provinces and territories while connecting with people and embracing the country’s rich culture.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
While journeying through the meticulous sign of Virgo — an Earth sign that values practicality and discernment — the love planet isn’t easily swayed by grand gestures.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Solnit keeps notebooks while journeying by train or plane.
—Karen Palmer
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The probes completed that portion of their respective journeys by 1989, after which NASA retooled their mission as an interstellar expedition – meaning one journeying beyond our solar system further into the Milky Way.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
After a decade of war and another of journeying home, Odysseus returns, incognito.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
After venturing to Rome in season four, season five sees Emily spending more time in Italy, even journeying to Venice, as was previously teased in first-look photos.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
With Louis and Claudia (Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles) journeying to Europe in search of other vampires, this season of Interview is phenomenal, rounded out with an incredible cast of seductive vamps from the Théâtre des Vampires.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Maple the Moose was born to roam, journeying across all of Canada’s provinces and territories while connecting with people and embracing the country’s rich culture.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
While journeying through the meticulous sign of Virgo — an Earth sign that values practicality and discernment — the love planet isn’t easily swayed by grand gestures.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Solnit keeps notebooks while journeying by train or plane.
—Karen Palmer
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The probes completed that portion of their respective journeys by 1989, after which NASA retooled their mission as an interstellar expedition – meaning one journeying beyond our solar system further into the Milky Way.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
After a decade of war and another of journeying home, Odysseus returns, incognito.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journeying
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The Legion Pro Rollable lets players train in conditions closer to tournament play, even while traveling.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the park's headquarters and see its conservation mission firsthand, and add on gorilla trekking for the perfect Rwanda itinerary.—
Elizabeth Gordon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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His early online videos documented low-budget trips, including one of him trekking videos of him trekking in the Indian Himalayas in sneakers.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ahead of the Earthshot ceremony, William spent a few days touring around Rio de Janeiro, learning about local conservation efforts and even playing soccer and beach volleyball with some of the local children.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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In one of her earliest letters, Ball begged Arnaz not to give in to temptation while touring with his band.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sheriff’s officials have said Chastain was intoxicated and wandering the neighborhood in the moments before the fatal attack.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Fall offers perfect weather for wandering through Wilmington's 230-block National Register Historic District, one of the largest in the country.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Journeying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journeying. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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