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 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 The crew sets a new record for humans journeying the farthest from Earth, reaching a distance of 252,756 miles (406,771 km), before returning to Earth on April 10. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journeying
  1. traveling
  2. trekking
  3. touring
  4. voyaging
  5. wandering
Verb
  • When not working, Carson enjoys playing chess, traveling, and cheering on the men's and women's basketball teams at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut.
    — The Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2026
  • Every year, a group of 50 boys must complete the titular Long Walk, traveling at 3mph or faster until only one remains.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • Bodycam video shared by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Wednesday afternoon showed at least two officers trekking up the skyscraper and meeting Nikolau and Kuznetsov, who appeared to be unharnessed.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The sandals keep your feet cool in these scorching European summers, but the all-terrain bottoms steady your grip for long walks and trekking.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Definition of trekking
Verb
  • The main goal here is a broader audience, since touring productions let audiences outside New York see hit shows without traveling to Manhattan.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • The pair later spent more than a year touring the musical across the country.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 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 fishing village has become the latest tourist destination to introduce a fine for anyone found wandering its streets bare-chested or in swimwear.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Ángel Jesús Romero Audivet’s family has spent days wandering among the injured and the dead left behind by the earthquakes in Venezuela.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of wandering

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“Journeying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journeying. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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