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
In Desert Storm, only a fraction of those sorties had precision weapons.
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Richard Hall, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Seven years later, in December 1998, after Saddam blocked United Nations inspections of his alleged weapon-of-mass-destruction facilities, Clinton included six of the dictator’s palaces as targets of the 650 bomb sorties and 400 cruise missiles in the four-day Operation Desert Fox.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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
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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Richard Hall, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Seven years later, in December 1998, after Saddam blocked United Nations inspections of his alleged weapon-of-mass-destruction facilities, Clinton included six of the dictator’s palaces as targets of the 650 bomb sorties and 400 cruise missiles in the four-day Operation Desert Fox.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sortie
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For families The resort is an excellent choice for families, especially those with pre-teens and teens who are old enough to really take advantage of all of the resort has to offer, including golf and tennis and all of the excursions and activities offered through the aquatic center.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Take the quiz here … ROUGH WATERS — 5 dangerous cruise ports travelers should research before booking excursions.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tatum continued his impressive comeback tour by tallying 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting, 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals before sitting out the fourth quarter with Boston in control.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Sortie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sortie. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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