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

2 of 2

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

The neighborhood It’d be easy to spend a week around Nay Palad’s beachfront area, alternating between dips in the pool, reading books in a hammock, and tours around the gin-clear water in a see-through kayak—but on-the-up Siargao is well worth exploring. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 The annual Grenada Chocolate Festival celebrates the island’s organic cacao industry with tastings, workshops and farm tours. —

Taryn White, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Past tours have taken riders across California and around the world. —

Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 The two also gave tours of the game to students in the Mounds View Public Schools district and are connecting with other schools that may incorporate it into their curriculum. —

Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026 For 2026, that contrast is part of the appeal — the same volcanic landscapes and geothermal features that draw visitors to the south, without the bus tours. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026 Hit hiking trails and the water via boat tours to admire the famous series of not one but three enormous waterfalls. —

Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 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 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

Verb

She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2023 and still tours. —

Lisa Gutierrez may 13, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tours

Noun

Holmgren is one of the best defenders in the game, both in terms of premier rim protection and play-by-play consistency.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Sachs, co-writing the film per usual with Mauricio Zacharias, has a deep investment in the Manhattan arts scene of the period that pays off in terms of the drama’s immersiveness.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026