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noun

ˈtu̇r How to pronounce tour (audio)
Definition of tournext
as in stint
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position asked the soldiers to consider signing up for a second tour of duty

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verb

as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer

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Recent Examples of tour
Noun
The Israeli American Council started a petition addressed to Ed Sheeran, his management company, and leadership of all concert venues to remove Macklemore from the remainder of the tour. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 There are plenty of plantation tours around the still-active Poás and Irazú volcanoes, just a short daytrip away. — Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
The production has previously toured across Europe and the United States. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 That day, the entire ownership group brought family members down to the stadium and toured it together as partners. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour
  1. stint
  2. travel
  3. tenure
  4. trek
  5. term
  6. trip
  7. journey
  8. voyage
Noun
  • Although there doesn’t seem to be major concern for Webb, an IL stint hasn’t been ruled out.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • His brief stint lasted a year, with his two runway shows landing more like a playlist of Tom Ford’s greatest hits than a proposition for its revitalization.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stint
Verb
  • Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid host one of his old sides Inter in the pick of the matches on Tuesday, with Aston Villa also travelling to Belgium to face Club Brugge and Manchester City visiting Porto.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Who can travel so far north – further north than any city in the US or Canada – to visit this one-of-a-kind place and this absolutely unique building that is like nothing that was ever built before?
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of travel
Noun
  • Taylor only needs to look back to the two best seasons of his tenure, when the Bengals were 5-4 at a midseason bye each year.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • When the truck driver was ready to retire, his ESOP account, which had been growing throughout his tenure, provided for a secure retirement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of tenure
Verb
  • Previously, a smaller number of responders trekked in or arrived by boat or aircraft.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The rest of Nepal, from popular trekking areas like Everest and Annapurna, and cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara, remains unaffected and open to visitors.
    — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of trek
Noun
  • This government backing allows some borrowers to get better loan terms compared to traditional mortgages, including more flexible credit minimums and lower down payment requirements.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Trump is constitutionally barred from running for a third presidential term.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of term
Verb
  • At one point Hussain, having to contend with more limited space in the box with another person in there, nearly trips over a box.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Gillian Jacobs as Jerri Dougan Gerry was the starting quarterback for the Catfish at the beginning of the first season until Danny (Frankie Rodriguez) — the school mascot who helps turn Russ into Chad and keep up his illusion — trips him.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • Mackelprang is an avid hiker who frequently journeys alone, PEOPLE understands.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of journey
Verb
  • However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • When a blight hits the island, the result of a curse that began when Maui stole a gem representing the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, Moana gets her quest and excuse to voyage — to find the missing Maui and force him to return the stone.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of voyage

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