Thesaurus results for TOURS

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noun

Definition of tours

plural of tour

as in terms

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

present tense third-person singular of tour

as in travels

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 tours

Noun

And while the museum is sweet, with tours in English several times a day, people also love coming here for entry to the cove itself. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 Summary The golf playoffs are in full swing as both the PGA and LIV tours wrapped up their first rounds. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Twenty years before her great-grandfather opened the boat tours, the waterway was a highway for loggers, but the logjam of 1886 was a doozy. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Lincoln is also home to the Sheldon Museum of Art, which has some 13,000 pieces of art and hosts regular walking tours and workshops. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 Among the notable items in the collection are a bevy of bass guitars that were burned onstage during the Nimrod and Warning tours, when drummer Tré Cool would set his kit on fire back in the late Nineties and early 2000s. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 As with most tours, prices vary by location, venue, and availability. — Casey Clark, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2026 Carl Schuster, who served three tours on the Lincoln’s sister ship, the USS Nimitz, in the late 1970s and 1980s, said life aboard can be isolating, especially for enlisted crew who work deep inside the 100,000-ton carriers. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Nearly three-quarters of its humanoid revenue came from research and education in the first nine months of 2025, while corporate tours made up more than half of its still-small industrial business, a company filing showed. — Elaine Yu,anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

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Fine-dining Anthology also returns with a tasting menu that tours through Italy. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Longoria, who serves as an executive producer on the show, tours Dallas with DeMarcus Ware, who played nine seasons for the Dallas Cowboys. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 That myth — the adage that tours and festivals featuring all, or even primarily women, aren’t good business — has been around long before the days of Lilith Fair. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026 When Christian tours the workroom after the teams have shopped at Mood, his reaction to Andriy’s team seems to align with Bobby’s. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026 None of them had heard of the Village People, which still tours in its latest incarnation, with a Willis lookalike on lead vocals. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 Lee Cowan tours what is described as an immersive experience in the life and legacy of the 26th president, as well as the nature that shaped both Roosevelt and his vision of America. — David Morgan, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Boat tours on the Loch also leave from Luss – provided you don’t miss the boarding call. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 June 2026 The governor, in the meantime, tours the nation and world in pursuit of the next rung on the political ladder. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tours

Noun

The case attracted attention in part because of a flood of social media posts that amplified the killing in racial terms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
His existing terms, signed in August 2024, run until 2027, with the option of an additional 12 months.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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For her cookbook, Pereira developed and perfected 100 original recipes with easy-to-find ingredients that infuse accessible dishes with rich flavors inspired by her Portuguese-Goan heritage and travels around the world.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Glenwood Whitewater Activity Area has a standing river wave that draws kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders, and the river, which travels through dramatic Glenwood Canyon, is a top place for travelers interested in white-water rafting.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of travels

Noun

After moving on from Brazilian club Vasco da Gama to stints with Nottingham Forest, Strasbourg, and Chelsea, Santos is now carrying the weight of a famous red shirt.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The younger Bush served on the board of a portfolio company, as did Robert Gates between his stints as CIA director and defense secretary.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of stints

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Carlos Manuel Vesga submitted the Pluribus episode where Manousos treks up through South America while accepting no help from the hive members, a showcase of defiant pride and a good bit of physically demanding work.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

Definition of treks

Noun

CalPERS pairs the long tenures with what Moulds calls one of the most robust data warehouses in the country to understand historical health care costs.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Six years ago, fresh from successful tenures on the City Council and the state Assembly, and with a double-digit mayoral win under his belt, Gloria seemed likely to break the mayoral curse.

— Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tenures

Verb

Standard rooms already feel generous by Vegas standards, and suites step up to apartment-like layouts, with separate living areas that make longer stays or work trips more comfortable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
An agent holding valid credentials, performing thousands of plausible-looking actions across four days, trips neither alarm.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of trips

Verb

Seasonal excursions range from a roughly three-hour summit trip to longer journeys through British Columbia and the Yukon.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
In a world where AI will build almost anything it is asked to, competitiveness can come from knowing which journeys to avoid spending money and time on.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026