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
Ukrainian drone unit Birds of Magyar say that their bombers carry out an average of 69 sorties before being lost.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Even with all that extra armor, every turtle tank sortie across no-man’s-land is risky.
—David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Boom and Brandenburg repeated that feat during Monday's sortie, which lasted about 41 minutes from liftoff to touchdown back at Mojave.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
An emergency incident involving a potential brake fire in another B-1 delayed our sortie by a little over an hour.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Even with all that extra armor, every turtle tank sortie across no-man’s-land is risky.
—David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Boom and Brandenburg repeated that feat during Monday's sortie, which lasted about 41 minutes from liftoff to touchdown back at Mojave.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
An emergency incident involving a potential brake fire in another B-1 delayed our sortie by a little over an hour.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sortie
Noun
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Embrace the Moment: An excursion for individuals living with dementia and their family care partners.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Expect shore excursions that complement the astronomical theme, such as a visit to Stonehenge in England, a historic site believed to have been constructed to align with the winter and summer solstices.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Each tour is a chance to grow, and this one will show a whole new side of ATEEZ.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Lim said those tours won't likely restart anytime soon, though both new liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump have expressed hopes to revive dialogue with North Korea.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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“Sortie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sortie. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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