as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure
took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping
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Recent Examples of junket
Akili King, Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
Event organizers told multiple outlets Monday, Dec. 15, that both the planned premiere and a press junket for the movie that director James Cameron and star Sam Worthington were scheduled to attend had been canceled.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 June 2023
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Noun
From supermodel—who could be found in the pages of ESSENCE magazine in the 70s and 80s—to professional makeup artist working press junkets for the likes of Mission Impossible.
—Akili King, Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
Event organizers told multiple outlets Monday, Dec. 15, that both the planned premiere and a press junket for the movie that director James Cameron and star Sam Worthington were scheduled to attend had been canceled.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
The studio is junketing the film for international press from June 18-19, which means that most of its interviews will be banked if the talks with SAG-AFTRA falter.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for junket
Noun
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Twice-daily land and sea excursions are led by the park’s naturalist guides who remain onboard throughout the charter (one guide for every 10 guests), with itineraries ranging from four to eight days.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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Camarda — who was also a member of the first space shuttle crew to launch after the 2003 Columbia disaster — is among a group of former NASA employees who do not believe that the space agency should put astronauts on board the upcoming lunar excursion.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ninny regales Evelyn with tales of Idgi, her sister-in-law and friend who used to run the Whistle Stop Cafe, a restaurant on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama, that served good coffee, better barbecue, and great gossip.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ricky also visited Sydney a few weeks ago, and decided to regale us with all of his strangest koala facts.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
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Guests of Delamar Mystic also receive complimentary admission to the Mystic Seaport Museum, the nation's largest maritime museum, which can help arrange charters for boat tours down the Mystic River and into Long Island Sound.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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New infrared observations reveal the rare interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS dramatically brightening during its farewell tour of the solar system.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.—
Fanny Guénon des Mesnards,
Architectural Digest,
18 Jan. 2025
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The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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Then there was a jaunt through Providence, Rhode Island, and New Haven, Connecticut, before heading back home.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
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Take a break from the chaos of city life with a jaunt through Red Butte Garden, home to over 3,000 types of plants and trees.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The administration has accused the state of not honoring detainer requests from ICE, which Schnell has strongly denied in the past.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Berlanti and Jackson also spent time together at the Dawson’s Creek Class Reunion last September honoring fellow star James Van Der Beek.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, the homogenization of taste, caused in part by streaming platforms, social media feeds and online algorithms, means that people – even VICs, for all their wealth – often want the same things.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each deployment feeds new plant imagery back into the system, strengthening its ability to detect and classify plants across diverse environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Set across chef Carlo Cracco’s restaurant in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the venue includes an Omega Café by Cracco on the ground floor with private lounges and dining rooms above for live event screenings.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Junket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junket. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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