tours 1 of 2

Definition of toursnext
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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of tour

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Recent Examples of tours
Noun
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
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tours
Noun
  • Many cities in South Florida have four-year mayoral terms, including Miami, Doral, Hialeah and South Miami.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • After five terms, voters can fairly ask whether Washington has made life in this district more affordable.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • McManus, 35, has made 297 of 362 field-goal attempts (82%) during a 12-year career that has included stints with the Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • His résumé also includes stints at Burberry and Christophe Lemaire for Uniqlo.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Noun
  • Two former press secretaries from his first term — Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kayleigh McEnany — were hired after their tenures in the White House, although Sanders departed to launch her campaign for governor of Arkansas.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Sixty years ago, hall of famer Wilt Chamberlain famously lived in a Manhattan apartment on Central Park West and commuted to Philadelphia for games and practices during his tenures with the Philadelphia Warriors and 76ers.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And as the cops try to arrest them, only to realize their own jails aren’t accessible, the film expresses perfectly how the government trips over its own feet while resisting inevitable change.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Wheeler trips more often now and no longer rides his scooter around the cul de sac because of his deteriorating vision and poor coordination.
    — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Mackelprang is an avid hiker who frequently journeys alone, PEOPLE understands.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Tours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tours. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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