1
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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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
Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Not while traveling in China to play ball overseas.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Dangerous travel is expected on Interstate 68 in Garrett County.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Verb
For years, residents living amid the tracts of suburban sprawl and bucolic farmland along Santa Clara County’s southern reaches often traveled upwards of an hour by car to seek cardiac care in San Jose.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Not while traveling in China to play ball overseas.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
Amazon’s fashion store has under-the-radar deals right now, including on my favorite travel shoes.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Dangerous travel is expected on Interstate 68 in Garrett County.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for travel
Verb
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After becoming unlikely friends in college, the two make a pact to spend one-week every summer trekking around the world together as totally platonic travel companions.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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For many years, Chicago media would trek to witness the weather predictions of our zoo weathercast creatures.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The video showed the mysterious concept, dubbed Corleo, roaming rocky terrain, leaping over icy crevasses, crossing snowy landscapes without losing its footing, and traversing a dark forest at night — all while carrying an adult rider on its back and being powered by a hydrogen power cell.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Jan. 2026
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The massive International Sportsmen’s Expo returns to the Colorado Convention Center this weekend for all things hunting, fishing and traversing the land.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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The new system could replace the Stinger missile, which can engage low-flying aircraft such as helicopters, jets during takeoff or landing, and some drones.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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With that possibility in mind, NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency, agreed to fly one NASA astronaut aboard each Soyuz and one Russian cosmonaut aboard each Crew Dragon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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A day after Good was killed, a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon, shot and injured two people, who authorities said were associated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Weir, along with Jerry Garcia, formed the band in Palo Alto in 1965, but is best-associated with San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Plus, the lightweight fabric adds structure without bulk, creating a system that works trip after trip.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Kraken have two games left on a trip that opened with a loss at Carolina and a victory over the New York Rangers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By Lindsey Granger World of Travel began as a travelogue-style series documenting director Kolyn Boyd, The Hill’s Lindsey Granger and their family journeys across the globe.—
Lindsey Granger,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2026
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Over the past 18 years Noah’s Ark has hosted more than a million visitors, with about 50,000 people journeying through the space each year.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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For a president to tamper with the Fed is to cross a red line — to welcome panic and potential doom.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The driver that struck Riddles has not been charged with any crimes for the crash, which happened as Riddles tried to cross the road in an area that wasn't marked with a crosswalk.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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His arm was pinned into the back window of a car as a suspect sped away, dragging him across the pavement for about 100 yards, according to court documents.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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By speeding up the transit time of your stomach contents, fiber may reduce the amount of time that stomach acid can irritate your esophagus, Dilley added.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Travel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travel. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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