Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-tripping
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Keila Vilchez, a Venezuelan journalist writing for Cúcuta’s main paper, La Opinión, told me that those people weren’t migrating so much as fleeing.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Everything was migrating towards these brand-new, really sexy outdoor shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row, and The Streets of Brentwood.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But the legislation kept that data hidden from public view, so agencies can hire wandering cops in secret – and small-town budgets create a powerful incentive to do so.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Doctors are not a flock of free-range chickens wandering about offices and hospitals and making up best practices, one clinician at the time.—
Robert M. Califf,
STAT,
6 Feb. 2026
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Meet Cash, an energetic dog with a deep love of toys and gallivanting around in water, his profile says.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Sep. 2025
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Returning principal cast Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt were all spot gallivanting around famed city haunts, including the Met, which transformed its exterior to host a Gala-esque fete appearing in the sequel.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, one of the few downsides of hotel hopping is having to repack and unpack your bags between stays, as well as the time lapse during the day between check-out and check-in.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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McDonald’s, now, is hopping on the trend train, offering a suspiciously free caviar set for Valentine’s Day in partnership with Paramount Caviar, which includes caviar, crème fraîche, a caviar spoon, and a $25 McDonald’s gift card.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cathy might be as uninhibited as Heathcliff when roaming the outdoors, but a woman of her status can’t be allowed to marry a foundling, especially one who now works for her family as a servant.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Today, it’s believed that roughly 60 or more wolves are roaming the Golden State.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Democrats are demanding changes to immigration enforcement operations, including requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras, remove face coverings and end roving patrols.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Soon roving bands of local armed paramilitary men began to grab Jews off the street where they were taken to detention and then disappeared.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Puppet lovers are all huddled at the Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile and traipsing off to watch shows all over the city, at venues from the Studebaker Theater to the Chopin to the Biograph.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Your first step isn’t to look at the video—that would be like traipsing through a crime scene.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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The group's been touring on and off for 25 years.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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The center itself, like all such arts venues, survives and thrives on an enduring and connected network of relationships – among artists, touring productions, artist managers, production teams, technical staff, venue management, audiences and donors.—
E. Andrew Taylor,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Road-tripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road-tripping. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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