road-trip

verb

Definition of road-tripnext
as in to migrate

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Recent Examples of road-trip Bad Nature is a dark romp of a book, a road-trip novel propelled by a revenge plot. — Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026 Waffle House With its bright yellow signs and 24/7 diner lights, Waffle House is an iconic Southern road-trip beacon with Georgia roots that’s been serving up comforting plates for decades. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 The clamp is strong enough to grab the tip of a ski for ground-up action shots, a sled for POV runs, a roof rack for road-trip footage, or even a tree branch for drive-by ski shots. — Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026 The plan on file calls for a 74,000-square-foot store, roughly 120 fueling positions and room for a serious road-trip crowd. — Lucciana Choueiry, Austin American Statesman, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-trip
  1. migrate
  2. jaunt
  3. bus
  4. wander
  5. roam
  6. motor
  7. pilgrimage
  8. cab
Verb
  • The lupines have reappeared within the last 15 years, migrating from Oregon and forming new packs, largely clustered in the northeastern portion of California.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The statement reveals that Allstate is one of thousands of companies that have migrated or plan to migrate partially or completely from VMware after Broadcom’s takeover.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Definition of migrate
Verb
  • There’s also The Italian Restaurant located within the 6,100-square-foot entertainment complex that serves classic Italian comfort dishes (during idle times while dining, kids can feel free to jaunt toward the arcade for a round of air hockey before the plate of rigatoni is served).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Chappell Roan has been flexing her beauty chameleon muscle this week while jaunting about Paris Fashion Week.
    — Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of jaunt
Verb
  • The Lakeshore Corridor route issues, including busing to accommodate construction of the fourth rail line into Millennium Station, bring down the overall metric to 80.7%.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • In the nineties, when someone was released from Rikers, the D.O.C.’s standard practice was to bus them to Queens Plaza, in Long Island City, where they would be dropped off, usually in the middle of the night.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Definition of bus
Verb
  • However, because his hearing aids connected directly to the ringtone, the two ended up wandering around the house, using the changing volume to narrow down its location instead of listening for the phone itself.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Modeled after a European village, the collection of boutiques, restaurants, and attractions is a great place to wander.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of wander
Verb
  • Its defense includes the biggest star in Moroccan soccer, Achraf Hakimi, a right back with a license to roam.
    — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Feral cats and domestic cats allowed to roam outside also eat reptiles, mammals and other creatures.
    — Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of roam
Verb
  • Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Mora picked the ball up on halfway and just kept on motoring forward, moving towards two runners on the right, eventually nudging the ball through for Jorge Sanchez, who bundled the ball across for Quinones to finish.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of motor
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
Verb
  • The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts.
    — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of cab

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“Road-trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road-trip. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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