as in trips
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
they were hungry and tired after their long journey
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as in travels
to take a trip especially of some distance
an intense yearning to journey to distant lands
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Recent Examples of journeys
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Viking’s scientific lens on the lakes Viking’s Great Lakes itineraries offer eight-to-17-day journeys and position guests not as passive observers but as participants.
—Malika Bowling, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky had a knack for taking his characters on journeys that change them beyond recognition.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Travel is highly favored for June and July, when the astrology strongly supports long-distance journeys, cultural immersion, and the kind of adventure your sign lives for.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Over near the marketplace, Rey quizzed a young visitor about their journeys in Batuu.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Downs sat down with the veterans to hear about their journeys while talking about the similarities between the NFL and the military.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Now both owner and dog are cancer-free — and their parallel journeys have not gone unnoticed.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Recently, Ari Shaffir came to the end of two journeys — one spanning seven months off the grid in South America, the other decades in the making.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Through immersive sound, travel, and intimate interviews, Baudelaire journeys from Benin to Haiti and across the Haitian diaspora to uncover the true story of Vodou — a story of resistance, faith, and cultural survival that’s often been distorted by fear and colonial mythmaking.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the most popular hikes—the Vikos Gorge—journeys through one of the deepest gorges, winding along quiet villages and monasteries.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Jaripeo is a feature hybrid documentary that journeys to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Seven women from the Iranian national soccer team remain in Australia, an Australian government official said Wednesday, as the rest of their team journeys back to a country at the center of a widening conflict in the Middle East.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The director is purposefully vague about what journeys the characters in Blue Man Group shows actually take.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
The film, which is in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival, follows a Shanghai woman who journeys alone to a rubber plantation in southwest China, searching for a mysterious woman while strangers drift unexpectedly into her path.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Between the river’s source, entrusted to an order of Orthodox nuns, and its southern delta, where caviar bound for the Kremlin is harvested, the author journeys through a defiant country transformed by war, sanctions, and reinvigorated patriotism.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
The latest Assassin’s Creed adventure journeys to an old Nordic locale.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Viking’s scientific lens on the lakes Viking’s Great Lakes itineraries offer eight-to-17-day journeys and position guests not as passive observers but as participants.
—Malika Bowling, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky had a knack for taking his characters on journeys that change them beyond recognition.
—Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Travel is highly favored for June and July, when the astrology strongly supports long-distance journeys, cultural immersion, and the kind of adventure your sign lives for.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Over near the marketplace, Rey quizzed a young visitor about their journeys in Batuu.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Downs sat down with the veterans to hear about their journeys while talking about the similarities between the NFL and the military.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Now both owner and dog are cancer-free — and their parallel journeys have not gone unnoticed.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Recently, Ari Shaffir came to the end of two journeys — one spanning seven months off the grid in South America, the other decades in the making.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
As Uranus journeys through Gemini and your fourth house of home, your emotional foundations are in for a major shake-up.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Through immersive sound, travel, and intimate interviews, Baudelaire journeys from Benin to Haiti and across the Haitian diaspora to uncover the true story of Vodou — a story of resistance, faith, and cultural survival that’s often been distorted by fear and colonial mythmaking.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the most popular hikes—the Vikos Gorge—journeys through one of the deepest gorges, winding along quiet villages and monasteries.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Jaripeo is a feature hybrid documentary that journeys to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Seven women from the Iranian national soccer team remain in Australia, an Australian government official said Wednesday, as the rest of their team journeys back to a country at the center of a widening conflict in the Middle East.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The director is purposefully vague about what journeys the characters in Blue Man Group shows actually take.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
The film, which is in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival, follows a Shanghai woman who journeys alone to a rubber plantation in southwest China, searching for a mysterious woman while strangers drift unexpectedly into her path.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Between the river’s source, entrusted to an order of Orthodox nuns, and its southern delta, where caviar bound for the Kremlin is harvested, the author journeys through a defiant country transformed by war, sanctions, and reinvigorated patriotism.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journeys
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Many of his royal relatives have also made memorable trips over the years, with experiences ranging from trying a hot dog for the first time to dancing with actor John Travolta.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The studio version, recorded down in Memphis between trips to Payne’s Bar-B-Q, opens with a guitar that sounds almost eerily humanoid in its yoiyoiyoiyoiyoiy tone.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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According to the document, a pulmonary embolism — when a blood clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow — was also a contributing factor.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Talia travels to the remote New Zealand estate of her partner’s powerful and secretive family, but what begins as an uneasy Christmas reunion quickly reveals itself to be something far more disturbing.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The hoard sheds new light on Norway's economy during a turbulent period in the country's history, remembered for political upheaval, power shifts, Viking expeditions and an influx of wealth from abroad, Innlandet officials said.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Carter County Museum hosts dinosaur camps for kids, while the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum offers five-day adult dig expeditions and a junior paleontologist program, a one-day dig experience for children ages 5-11.—
Alex Temblador,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As announced by Alex Cora over the weekend, top Red Sox hitting prospect Franklin Arias will start at shortstop when the club treks up to Dunedin to face the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Eloise sucks it up and treks over to see her old frenemy Cressida.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One of the best things about Tripadvisor, other than the breadth of its content, is the ability to compare prices across a variety of activities, hotels, and tours all in one place.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The group still tours together and has released new music in recent years.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Journeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journeys. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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