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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Noun
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Rocky Mountaineer even offers full vacation packages that include excursions and trip extensions.—
Jessica Poitevien,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Enjoy Complimentary Shore Excursions Many luxury cruise lines include excursions in their pricing, whereas excursions cost extra on a mainstream option and their costs can add up.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Weekend Update The Weekend Updates desk jokes are fine to good, especially considering some of them were rewritten under duress.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cole framed his opening monologue like a prayer, with jokes about Teyana Taylor’s relationship status, 50 Cent’s pettiness and Nicki Minaj’s politics.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When a storm traps everyone inside, Hannah must find the culprit before the road clears and the killer escapes.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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The microfiber head traps dust and dirt to minimize debris that falls to the floor.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her travels are usually inspired by mountain bike trails, classic crags, and whatever is happening in the sky.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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The trips have come even though as a bombastic podcaster during the Biden administration, Patel repeatedly lambasted Wray for using the FBI plane for personal travels and even suggested that the jet be grounded.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just a delightful take on rogue AIs that manages to bring the laughs, while keeping the menace.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Through off-field laughs and on-field competition, the trio grew close.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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While countries such as Spain and clubs such as Barcelona train their young players for years using the same system, with the same positional requirements and following the same procedures, Germany jumps from trend to trend.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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At 42 mph, the risk jumps to 50%.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Developed under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program, the XA-103 is designed for long-range Pacific theater sorties as well as providing large amounts of surplus power for next-generation sensors and directed energy weapons.—
David Szondy
March 01,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
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The big new stick in the American air arsenal was the B-29 Superfortress, which could carry four tons of bombs on long-range sorties.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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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
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During Bloomberg’s pursuit of office, a 1990 booklet in which business colleagues had compiled his witticisms surfaced.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Sallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallies. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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