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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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
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
On another leg of the tour, Sanders spent $260 on a limousine service in Montana.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
After checking in, tour the lobby and halls to soak up some of that history.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Lady Gaga's VMAs performance was pre-recorded Amid her global theatrical tour, the 39-year-old pop icon also gave VMAs viewers a peek at the haunting spectacle that is her Mayhem Ball concert.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
On another leg of the tour, Sanders spent $260 on a limousine service in Montana.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Anthony Figueiredo, a British priest with the Diocese of Assisi, handles a sliver of the boy's pericardium — the sac that surrounds the heart — that is touring the world as a religious relic.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
After checking in, tour the lobby and halls to soak up some of that history.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour
Noun
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Operating since 1993, the management changed in 2017, when now-owner Jenny Kwon took over after a six-month work stint.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Supreme Court will decide on Tuesday if Thaksin's hospital stint counts as time served.—
Panarat Thepgumpanat,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reporter Duaa Eldeib interviewed Sutton-Schulman and L multiple times and traveled to North Carolina for additional reporting.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Who isn't searching for Japan travel?—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rivalries that are long in tenure and thick with hatred define college sports in the Deep South, where football is second only to faith in some places.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Huffman, 61, has been an advocate of strong climate change and environmental protection policies since his state Assembly tenure from 2006 to 2012, and was a member of the Marin Municipal Water District for a dozen years before that.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Seek Adventure Challenge yourselves by hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania; trekking mountain gorillas in Rwanda or Uganda; flying in a hot air balloon over the Masai Mara; or zip-lining over Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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Natural Habitat Adventures reports that its gorilla trekking trips are about 50 percent ahead year-over-year, and luxury travel experts Black Tomato have seen its Rwanda trips increase 50 percent since 2019, with gorilla trekking the main motivator for its clients.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like several quasi-independent regulatory agencies in the executive branch, the STB consists of five partisan board members with staggered five-year terms who oversee a staff.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shi talked up Wolves’ transfer business and, in terms of raw numbers, his 90 per cent claim might not be too far off the mark.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Finn simply tripped in an environment that was not set up to be safe for him.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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With no cords to trip over, cleaning will feel a lot less like a juggling act.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this year, the Beatz family journeyed to Aspen for spring break with three out of five of their kids and had a ball.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Lynde’s Until the World Falls Down, for example, follows a woman who becomes trapped in a seductive immortal’s sentient castle, and Emma Hamm’s Of Goblins and Gold follows a woman who must journey to the realm of the fae to save her sister from the Goblin King who stole her.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Join Uniworld’s 12-night India’s Golden Triangle & The Sacred Ganges voyage from New Delhi to Kolkata, from $5,879 per person including all meals, unlimited beverages (including fine wines & spirits), daily excursions, airport transfers, and WiFi.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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“Tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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