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verb

ˈtra-vəl How to pronounce travel (audio)
Definition of travelnext
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as in to trek
to take a trip especially of some distance the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

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2
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over will travel the river for a while and then continue on land

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3
as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly that racehorse can definitely travel

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4
as in to associate
to come or be together as friends he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

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travel

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noun

as in trip
often travels plural a going from one place to another usually of some distance in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village

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Recent Examples of travel
Verb
Among the festival’s newcomers was 21-year-old Liliia Karpach, who traveled from Ukraine’s western Lviv region for her first Stoned Climbers festival. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 More than 40 tall ships from 20 foreign countries participated, traveling through New York Harbor from near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, up to the George Washington Bridge. — Nicole Jao, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Noun
This is partly because EU countries and those in the Schengen area operate on a symmetric visa basis, allowing open travel among themselves. — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Work is underway on a bridge in Caraballeda, where authorities are replacing guardrails, laying new asphalt and repairing expansion joints to restore safe travel conditions. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for travel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travel
  1. trek
  2. traverse
  3. fly
  4. associate
  5. trip
  6. journey
  7. cross
  8. speed
Verb
  • See what Muir himself loved about this region by trekking part or all of the stunning Bishop Pass Trail (about 11 miles out and back) or the Little Lakes Valley Trail.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • Bodycam video shared by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Wednesday afternoon showed at least two officers trekking up the skyscraper and meeting Nikolau and Kuznetsov, who appeared to be unharnessed.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of trek
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  • Tehran meanwhile has tried to strengthen its leverage by saying crew members must gain permission to traverse the strait along routes approved by its officials.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of traverse
Verb
  • Adeline André will close out the official calendar in Paris, on Thursday at 4pm, while a number of attendees will fly to Rome for the Fendi show that evening at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • Norway and Brazil were locked in a tense, back-and-forth game Sunday, in the round of 16, until Haaland came flying in with that header to give Norway a 1-0 lead.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Valentine and Suarez did not respond to letters mailed to addresses that appeared to be associated with them.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter Tuesday informing Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown of the decision, citing Anthropic’s close coordination and cooperation with government officials to address risks associated with its models.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • But that trip to the sideline was short-lived and the 24-year-old has dominated since returning, stringing together 15 ⅔ scoreless innings with Triple-A Albuquerque.
    — Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
  • Seventy-two million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles away from their homes over the Fourth of July holiday week, and more than 61 million of them are expected to drive for those trips, according to the AAA Auto Club.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of trip
Verb
  • In the second film, the plucky wayfinder journeys back into the deep sea to find a hidden island and break a curse.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Zayden Alhasan and Ezra Belingheri, two long time friends, said Belingheri met in Nevada from Italy before journeying on a four-hour drive to watch USA play.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of journey
Verb
  • Traffic through the Strait had remained steady in recent days but was not increasing, according to a post from the UKMTO Sunday, which warned risks remained for vessels crossing the crucial waterway.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The first shot sees Haaland sitting in a folding chair with his arms strongly crossed while wearing his red, white and blue kit.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Definition of cross
Verb
  • Cain pointed out that having the president of the United States greasing the wheels definitely helped speed things along.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
Definition of speed

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