odyssey

noun

Definition of odysseynext
as in journey
a long trip from one place to another Their yearlong odyssey took them to the other side of the world.

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Recent Examples of odyssey But unlike most Israeli expatriates, his return voyage was a 10,000-mile, 30-plus-hour odyssey from a remote sheep station in the Australian outback to his village in the Galilee, in northern Israel. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026 But a tipping point in the Dream’s 18-year odyssey to establish their place in the Atlanta sports ecosystem. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Two very different odysseys collide in a story about endurance, privilege, and our shared humanity. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 From there, Moton was onto the hospital and immersed in a medical odyssey. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for odyssey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for odyssey
  1. journey
  2. trip
  3. pilgrimage
  4. expedition
  5. tour
  6. excursion
  7. voyage
Noun
  • The store's co-owner, Mallory McClaire, shared details of the long journey to reopening.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Her search for her father becomes a journey into identity, belonging and the lives of people left out of official historical accounts.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of journey
Noun
  • Buoy Haus guests can also eat at the Westin’s restaurants, with Shorebird—which does daily buffet breakfast and Sunday brunch—being the one most worth the trip over.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • After the long trip on the other side of the country, the Heat returns to Miami for a season-long five-game homestand.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of trip
Noun
  • Yet aspiring actors, screenwriters and directors, many of them film school students like Henderson, are still making the pilgrimage to Los Angeles.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Football fans may also fancy a pilgrimage to Barcelona’s famous Camp Nou stadium.
    — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of pilgrimage
Noun
  • Our goal was to take it easy during the daylight hours with a gentle hike or two, and store up our energy for a nocturnal expedition come sundown.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026
  • How Eclipse Images Sparked a Scientific Partnership When Druckmüller developed the film from his 1999 eclipse expedition, the photographs didn’t do justice to the event’s eerie beauty.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of expedition
Noun
  • Located in western Uruguay and just across a bridge from the eastern Argentine city of Colón, Paysandú was easier to reach for many Argentines than any of the stops on Leo's tour in Argentina, his next stop after Uruguay.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Paddle surf excursions can be booked via the concierge, as well as leather workshops, wine or olive oil tastings, vineyard tours, and boat trips—all are arranged via local third-party companies to ensure the most authentic experience possible.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of tour
Noun
  • Paddle surf excursions can be booked via the concierge, as well as leather workshops, wine or olive oil tastings, vineyard tours, and boat trips—all are arranged via local third-party companies to ensure the most authentic experience possible.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • During today's excursion, the same two astronauts will venture out into space, tethered to the space station, to install the eighth and final roll-out solar array.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of excursion
Noun
  • Guests were instead given 30-minute appointments, and slots tended to fill quickly for the duration of the voyage.
    — Zach Weiss, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Desley Thomas, who had already booked her travel and paid for a four-and-a-half-year contract, was supposed to start her voyage in early November.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of voyage

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