sallies 1 of 2

noun

plural of sally
1
as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure a morning sally out to see the historic monuments around the city

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2
as in jokes
something said or done to cause laughter the final sally made her laugh, and that ended the argument

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sallies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sally
as in traps

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallies
  1. excursions
  2. jokes
  3. traps
  4. travels
  5. laughs
  6. jumps
  7. sorties
  8. witticisms
Noun
  • Most excursions last about two hours, with coach fares starting at $109.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Travelers can book cruise line excursions, arrange their own transportation or use third-party tour groups to reach landmarks.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of excursions
Noun
  • There was nothing particularly novel about the show’s premise, but the scripts were refreshingly dense with jokes, prioritizing laughs over contrived drama or seasonlong relationship arcs.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The order, which directs federal officials to formalize the name change within 30 days, quickly sparked backlash, jokes and parody proposals.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of jokes
Verb
  • This approach traps companies in incremental optimization, which is building a better version of what already exists instead of building genuinely new things that customers could not have asked for yet.
    — Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The cave was used to film scenes with Polyphemus, the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave before devouring several of the men.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of traps
Noun
  • In the novel, Paradella cannot seem to finish the translation, due to distractions, heartbreaks, travels, and misplacements of the manuscript.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Paine, who works in technology by day — and intends to keep that career — has dabbled in winemaking for many years during his world military travels.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • Stories of childhood rules, clothing snafus and Granger as a grandmother got laughs from listeners.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Gone was the terror of wondering if the piece that was about to air was going to get big enough laughs from the live audience.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughs
Verb
  • Watchlist volume jumps an average of 40 times for Unreleased Gems titles specifically, according to figures Letterboxd has publicly cited, numbers a filmmaker can point to that a skeptical buyer can’t wave away.
    — Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • McNeeley’s manager Vinnie Vecchione jumps into the ring to stop the fight after his boxer is knocked down twice in the first round.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumps
Noun
  • Engineers completed 27 autonomous intercepts across eight sorties using the X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft, better known as VISTA.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX aims to transfer cryogenic propellants between Starships in LEO, perhaps late this year or next year, in a precursor experiment for future large-scale refueling sorties to support Moon landings for NASA’s Artemis program.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of sorties
Noun
  • The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The initial experience of Shakespeare’s meter leads to a world of discovery of a man who quite literally changed the world with witticisms and insight and has shaped every corner of humanity since the 16th century.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of witticisms
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“Sallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallies. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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