as in excursions
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 sorties
The newspaper stated that the British Ministry of Defence had confirmed that the Royal Air Force sorties were not an exercise.
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John Feng
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 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
John Feng
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorties
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Local outfitters like Mild to Wild Rafting, Mountain Waters Rafting, and Durango Rivertrippers & Adventure Tours guide family-friendly rafting excursions down Class II and Class III whitewater.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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From 1986 to 1989, the yearly excursions brought about 70 eaglets to Indiana.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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What’s more, the experimental indie-rock band is also putting out FeelsLive 04/05, a collection of live recordings taped to MiniDisc at shows from 2004 and 2005 tours.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
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The plan also ensures there would be no gap in pay or benefits, which can happen when tours of duty need to be reapproved several times.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Sorties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorties. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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