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
China has, in recent years, been ratcheting up pressure on Taiwan through near-daily sorties across the midline of the strait and large-scale military exercises aiming to punish the Beijing-skeptic Democratic Progressive Party government in Taipei.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 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
Future sorties will push the sensor suite’s limits, gathering imagery to refine tracking algorithms and prove out data-delivery timelines.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 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
Future sorties will push the sensor suite’s limits, gathering imagery to refine tracking algorithms and prove out data-delivery timelines.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sortie
Noun
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The route passes through Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, with a Niagara Falls excursion.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For more information, to schedule a tour or for research appointments, call 414-372-7677.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The show gave local independent musicians exposure on its soundtrack, increased the popularity of venues like The Bluebird Cafe, inspired cast tours and years later, sparked reunion tours.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Sortie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sortie. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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