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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tours

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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

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Now, Good maintains Three Pines Bird Sanctuary while hosting bird tours around the area. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 The podcast has previously held live tours across 70 cities, including two shows at Radio City Music Hall, and sparked a New York Times bestselling book, How to Giggle. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 The singer wrapped her global Mayhem Ball tour in April after hitting five continents and grossing nearly $420 million on its way to becoming one of the top 10 highest-grossing tours by a woman in Billboard Boxscore history. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026 The society plans to restore the Wapakoneta house to its 1940s appearance and open it for tours by 2030, the 100th anniversary of Armstrong’s birth. — John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Visitors can also book festive trolley rides and candlelit Victorian mansion tours. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026 Bridget Kranz, a content specialist with the city, said the network has previously organized educational events, including an Earth Day panel and tours of recycling facilities. — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026 The site, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 alongside seven other buildings designed by Wright offers several types of public tours and hosts events ranging from children’s summer camps to sunset happy hours. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026 Ortega’s look becomes the latest to join the batch of celebrities who nabbed pieces from the spring 2027 runway and brought them onto their promotional tours and red carpets over the last few weeks. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Al Jardine, a fellow Beach Boys co-founder who tours in a separate group and has sharply criticized Love’s behavior in the past, is saddened about how his former friend arrived at this point. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Yang tours globally as a headliner and has recently sold out arenas in America, Europe, Asia and Australia, breaking the record for the largest English-language stand-up comedy show ever held in Hong Kong and Tokyo. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Boat tours around Thonburi can most easily be arranged by Condé Nast Traveler specialist Smiling Albino. — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 As Iñárritu tours the house like an excited docent, characters enter and exit like old-fashioned movie clowns. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 This summer, an LGBTQ+ cruise ship that tours the Mediterranean and has docked in Turkey multiple times in the past was refused permission to dock there. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Best known as a member of boy band One Direction, Horan now tours with his solo music. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Although wine tastings are available daily by appointment, tours only available on weekends from December through July, outside of harvest season. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Fine-dining Anthology also returns with a tasting menu that tours through Italy. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Vucic was seeking to become Serbia's prime minister after serving two near-full terms as president.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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The Orionid meteor shower activity peaks when Earth travels through the densest section of the debris trail left by Comet 1P/Halley.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Health data travels from home medical devices through applications, cloud platforms and hospital systems before reaching a clinician, and each step widens the digital footprint.

— Ayush Jain, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of travels

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Lisa Ling, the journalist, producer and author who has logged stints at Channel One, ABC, CNN and CBS News, has tapped CAA to represent her in a variety of fields.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
McManus has made 297 of 362 field-goal attempts (82%) during stints with the Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 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

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Previous New York City Mayors Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams both pushed for the ban during their tenures, however, there was not enough support in the City Council.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu is Israel’s longest serving prime minister, holding onto power for more than 18 years over three separate tenures.

— Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of tenures

Verb

Named after the Italian poet whose Divine Comedy journeys through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, the fall 1996 collection explored the intersection of religion, warfare, and historical mourning traditions.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
The film, which premiered at Visions du Réel, journeys into the past through the director’s diaries and family photographs.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026