Thesaurus results for TOURS

tours 1 of 2

noun

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

Noun

Don’t miss other free activities like mocktail classes and horticultural tours of the extensive gardens. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026 Her solo albums have consistently gone into the top 10 on the pop charts and her tours are worldwide events. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026 One insider in particular alleged that Middleton was upset at Harry and Meghan’s attempts to mimic official royal tours, all while criticizing the institution. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 May 2026 Nature tours start at $20 a person, while the full adrenaline tour is $49. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 In the spring and fall, temperatures are mild enough (and less humid) to still pack an itinerary with everything from boating and biking tours to oyster roasts and outdoor dining. —

Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 10 May 2026 The best way to experience this national park is from the water, and there are plenty of cruise tours available to take in the scenery and wildlife (think seals, sea lions, sea otters, puffins, orcas, whales, and eagles). —

Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 9 May 2026 Activities include hiking, boat rentals, horseback riding, safari jeep tours, and a chuckwagon cookout. —

Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026 The Pussycat Dolls are the third major artist to cancel tours recently, joining Zayn Malik and Meghan Trainor; Post Malone also cut a third of his Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2 to finish work on his new album. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026

Verb

Those at Pixar, in fact, were so charmed by Wallis’ tours that the author was asked to voice the role of the film’s sheriff. —

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 One of the best things about Tripadvisor, other than the breadth of its content, is the ability to compare prices across a variety of activities, hotels, and tours all in one place. —

Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 The group still tours together and has released new music in recent years. —

Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 Both the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center and the Unitarian Meeting House host tours regularly, and the Seth Peterson Cottage—about an hour north—is available for overnight stays. —

Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026 Tigertail, 36, who captains airboat tours through the Everglades, is navigating his boat through the only route available given how dry the park has gotten this year. —

Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026 The band still boasts three founding members and still tours incessantly. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026 Liana Hong works as a deck hand at Living Ocean Tours, which operates snorkeling, whale watching and other boat tours out of Oahu. —

Joaquin Palomino, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026 The band still tours regularly and — unlike many ‘80s acts — boasts most of its original members (minus drummer and former lover Jon Moss). —

Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Wednesday that Moscow’s fundamental terms are unchanged, with Putin insisting that Ukraine pull its troops from the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but hasn’t fully captured.

— Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The White House has very little control over the regional Fed presidents, who are hired to five-year terms by the board of each regional bank and then approved by the Fed's Board of Governors.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 13 May 2026