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 big new stick in the American air arsenal was the B-29 Superfortress, which could carry four tons of bombs on long-range sorties.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
During the subsequent Operation Desert Storm, which began just the day before the carrier arrived on station, the CVN-71 took part in combat operations where pilots flew more than 4,200 sorties, more than any other carrier.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The fighting included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
In Ukraine, its 30 operators regularly travel between cities to support mission planning, monitor sorties, and troubleshoot in real time to adapt to new threats and feed lessons learned back into the V-BAT.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Beijing's forces have in recent years ratcheted up pressure through large-scale military drills and near-daily air sorties across the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Last year, Taiwan detected 5,105 Chinese sorties into its airspace.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
Steadfast Noon is scheduled to run through the week, with participating aircraft returning to home bases once training sorties conclude.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Cochrane flew two sorties, one with Ben and Michael, another with Ray and Ben’s father.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
During the subsequent Operation Desert Storm, which began just the day before the carrier arrived on station, the CVN-71 took part in combat operations where pilots flew more than 4,200 sorties, more than any other carrier.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The fighting included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
In Ukraine, its 30 operators regularly travel between cities to support mission planning, monitor sorties, and troubleshoot in real time to adapt to new threats and feed lessons learned back into the V-BAT.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Beijing's forces have in recent years ratcheted up pressure through large-scale military drills and near-daily air sorties across the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Last year, Taiwan detected 5,105 Chinese sorties into its airspace.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
Steadfast Noon is scheduled to run through the week, with participating aircraft returning to home bases once training sorties conclude.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Cochrane flew two sorties, one with Ben and Michael, another with Ray and Ben’s father.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorties
Noun
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Both offer public fishing excursions and private charters, cruising near the shore or heading out to the open ocean for deep-sea fishing.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Shimko documented the excursions through videos, from his own solo paddles to the group trips to Catalina.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In addition to tubing and hikes, winter outdoor activities include cross-country skiing and snowshoeing on groomed trails, ice skating in the open-air pavilion, and dozens of indoor activities—from lectures and tours to seasonal activities like gingerbread house making, caroling, and more.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Careers and families took up their time and energy; vacations were for kids’ college tours or visiting relatives.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Sorties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorties. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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