as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure
an occasional sortie to the city to rummage through some of its numerous used-book stores
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Recent Examples of sortie
Prickly concedes that getting video of a hit often requires a second sortie, sometimes three or four.
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Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Chinese air force sorties may encroach farther on Taiwan’s territorial airspace, and ships may close in on the island’s territorial seas, raising the risk of collisions or misperceptions of Chinese intent among Taiwan’s defenders.
—Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
The aircraft traveled 86,000 nautical miles, with the sailors completing 23,000 hours of safe flight operations and about 11,000 sorties, Bauernschmidt told reporters from The Center Square and other media.
—Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
The July 24-28 clashes, the worst fighting between the countries in more than a decade, involved exchanges of artillery fire and jet fighter sorties that killed at least 43 and left over 300,000 people displaced on both sides.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
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Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Chinese air force sorties may encroach farther on Taiwan’s territorial airspace, and ships may close in on the island’s territorial seas, raising the risk of collisions or misperceptions of Chinese intent among Taiwan’s defenders.
—Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
The aircraft traveled 86,000 nautical miles, with the sailors completing 23,000 hours of safe flight operations and about 11,000 sorties, Bauernschmidt told reporters from The Center Square and other media.
—Jamie Parsons, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
The July 24-28 clashes, the worst fighting between the countries in more than a decade, involved exchanges of artillery fire and jet fighter sorties that killed at least 43 and left over 300,000 people displaced on both sides.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sortie
Noun
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Our six days at the lodge allowed for a variety of excursions.—
Idra Novey,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Supporters at the Edison Ballroom event helped to raise more than $350,000 that will bolster the nonprofit’s arts scholarships, cultural excursions and creative arts workshops for children who are in foster care.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Boone is currently on the international leg of his tour supporting his second studio album American Heart.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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He was supposed to perform at Utilita Arena during his tour in support of American Heart.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Sortie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sortie. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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