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touring

verb

Definition of touring

present participle of tour

as in traveling

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 touring No surprise that Stanley and Simmons have been friends since childhood with the decades of KISS touring with their families. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The industry has borrowed the tactics of touring artists and fashion drops, promoting limited premium-format screenings and slinging special-edition popcorn buckets. — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 By the time venues reopened, touring artists were returning to a market where live shows had become more of an exclusive luxury product than ever before. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 And the Wildcats players at media days — running back Caleb Komolafe, wide receiver Griffin Wilde and safety Robert Fitzgerald — talked about their excitement after touring the stadium with coaches a week earlier. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Music, mentorship & the main stage One of the defining aspects of the festival is its connection to Art as Mentorship, the nonprofit Chi founded after years of touring with Making Movies. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 North West's tour caused a stir online, with some individuals voicing concern about Kardashian and Ye's oldest daughter touring at 13. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Taglit-Birthright’s Gidi Mark said that since 2023, with multiple wars, tour participants are fewer — and their reactions to touring Israel have also changed. — Giovanna Dell'orto, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Already something of a local celebrity after setting a state record for cookie sales, Olive found out about the opportunity while in Savannah, touring the birthplace of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

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The tens of thousands of people traveling at once and the road closures near the stadium and Atlanta park made driving very unattractive.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Bauers then crushed a three-run homer to right, the ball leaving his bat at 110 mph and traveling 424 feet, for a 6-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveling

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The famed Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja – who made history over the years by trekking some of the world’s highest peaks – has been confirmed dead after an avalanche struck his expedition in Pakistan earlier this week.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
Travelers can choose from trekking routes of different lengths and difficulty levels, according to Peru Travel.

— Ashley Lynch July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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For instance, while journeying through the depths of Pisces, Luna will clash with Uranus in Gemini this afternoon, triggering a restless undercurrent that can make routines, restrictions and other people’s expectations all the more irritating.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026

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