as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest
began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country
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Recent Examples of sojourn
Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
The 4,700 or so records that were kept under wraps were believed to have included more information about accused Oswald's sojourn in Mexico City before the assassination.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
From inside Epstein's enigmatic waterfront temple to the pristine beaches, pools, and cabanas scattered across his 71-acres of prime archipelagic real estate, the data compiled by Near captures the movements of scores of people who sojourned at Little St. James as early as July 2016.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
His Italian sojourn shaped Nakata’s future life and way of thinking.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
The 4,700 or so records that were kept under wraps were believed to have included more information about accused Oswald's sojourn in Mexico City before the assassination.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
Civil rights tourism had been a boon to the state economy — 4 in 10 visitors come to the state to see the civil rights sites in Montgomery, 2 in 10 go to 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, according to the state tourism bureau — but his city offered little to those who sojourned there.
—Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
From inside Epstein's enigmatic waterfront temple to the pristine beaches, pools, and cabanas scattered across his 71-acres of prime archipelagic real estate, the data compiled by Near captures the movements of scores of people who sojourned at Little St. James as early as July 2016.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sojourn
Noun
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Its models correctly triage patients 85% of the time, reducing unnecessary ER visits.—
Akhilesh Sharma,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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This one doesn’t require frequent visits to keep those edges razor-sharp.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Home climate control often comes with trade-offs: a second-floor bedroom that stays five degrees warmer than the rest of the house, rising electricity costs during peak summer months, or the high cost of installing central air conditioning.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Shevchenko stayed at 135 for her next four fights, going 2-2.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Sojourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourn. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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