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noun

ˈjər-nē How to pronounce journey (audio)
Definition of journeynext
as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance they were hungry and tired after their long journey

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journey

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verb

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

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Recent Examples of journey
Noun
Given his track record and the journey just arriving at this point, there is little doubt Ajayi will heed those words. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026 So grateful for everyone who supported us through the pregnancy journey. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Verb
One intrepid reporter journeys into the nondescript building where Hollywood’s biggest stars can be digitally cloned. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 In the second film, the plucky wayfinder journeys back into the deep sea to find a hidden island and break a curse. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for journey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journey
  1. trip
  2. travel
  3. expedition
  4. trek
  5. voyage
  6. tour
  7. pilgrimage
Noun
  • My father had flown from China for the tournament, a trip planned years in advance around a national team that ultimately failed to qualify.
    — Shaoyu Yuan, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • All those visitors statistically ensure that some trips will occasionally go awry—or turn deadly.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • Stories about Chin traveled through Kerrville as quickly as the floodwaters.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley, who are still recovering from long-term injuries, are set to travel and continue their rehab in the States.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of travel
Noun
  • He's since been hard at work liaising with DEB initiative leadership to test software updates and troubleshoot other issues, while also travelling to Mexico to help train student members of the team ahead of their expedition to Spain.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • In 1843, English botanist Joseph Hooker returned from Antarctica with samples and illustrations of plants from his expedition.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 July 2026
Definition of expedition
Verb
  • Grandma, irrelevantly but convincingly, spoke of wars, blizzards and trekking barefoot to school.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Craggy and beautiful, with vast hilltop views of the sea, Favignana was where most of the Ithaca exteriors were filmed, which meant weeks shooting on a set that required the cast and crew to trek uphill through narrow paths for an hour every day.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of trek
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
  • When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of voyage
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 tour
Verb
  • There are hiking trails and even pilgrimage routes all over the world.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Nearly 100,000 visitors pilgrimage to the area annually to witness a forest canopy cloaked in orange-and-black wings.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of pilgrimage

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