1
as in journeys
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 traverses
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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as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly
that racehorse can definitely travel
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4
as in associates
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
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 travels
Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
After a pause, the composition takes on a searching quality, as the melody travels from one instrument to the next, including a compelling viola solo performed by principal viola Maiya Papach, eventually fading out to nothing, leaving the audience suspended in uneasy quiet.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
After finding documents related to his father and his initiation as an agent, Nicky travels to find Bourne but accidentally alerts Cyber Ops specialist Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander) and agency chief Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) to the former agent’s location.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Person travels for philanthropic work, too.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
During one storyline, Angela travels to the Norse underworld known as Hel to resurrect Sera after her death.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
In a comparable way, a star’s position in the sky can change as the Earth travels around the Sun.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Having said that, my character obviously travels outside of there.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The couple often travels to car shows, from Julian to Santa Barbara, and Lynne has vintage outfits to match the cars.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Nothing is cookie-cutter here, as furnishings are either bespoke designs from the Cavagnari studio, antiques the architect collected during his international travels, or one-off pieces acquired for the hotel.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
His first photography book, ‘Life’s Fragile Moments,’ contains pictures taken over the last twenty years and covers landscapes and portraits from his travels as well as celebrities from Sting to Lana Del Ray.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Since then, Manganiello has posted snippets of their romance, including photos of travels, premieres and birthdays.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Back inside, Winters guides me through his collection of family photos and mementos from his travels.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This season will showcase Levy’s travels to Austria, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Mexico, South Korea and the United States, each stop bringing new opportunities to broaden his perspective on traveling.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Most scenarios keep anything that develops at tropical storm strength or weaker during its travels toward the Caribbean, said Michael Lowry, a hurricane specialist with WPLG 10 News in South Florida.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ant Anstead is documenting his travels around England with girlfriend Renée Zellweger!
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Wherever this car travels, people double-take and triple-take.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
After a pause, the composition takes on a searching quality, as the melody travels from one instrument to the next, including a compelling viola solo performed by principal viola Maiya Papach, eventually fading out to nothing, leaving the audience suspended in uneasy quiet.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
After finding documents related to his father and his initiation as an agent, Nicky travels to find Bourne but accidentally alerts Cyber Ops specialist Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander) and agency chief Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) to the former agent’s location.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
Person travels for philanthropic work, too.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
During one storyline, Angela travels to the Norse underworld known as Hel to resurrect Sera after her death.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
In a comparable way, a star’s position in the sky can change as the Earth travels around the Sun.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Having said that, my character obviously travels outside of there.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The couple often travels to car shows, from Julian to Santa Barbara, and Lynne has vintage outfits to match the cars.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
From there, include heirloom pieces of your own, like a bohemian or eclectic bed cover inspired by your own travels.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Nothing is cookie-cutter here, as furnishings are either bespoke designs from the Cavagnari studio, antiques the architect collected during his international travels, or one-off pieces acquired for the hotel.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
His first photography book, ‘Life’s Fragile Moments,’ contains pictures taken over the last twenty years and covers landscapes and portraits from his travels as well as celebrities from Sting to Lana Del Ray.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Since then, Manganiello has posted snippets of their romance, including photos of travels, premieres and birthdays.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Back inside, Winters guides me through his collection of family photos and mementos from his travels.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
This season will showcase Levy’s travels to Austria, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Mexico, South Korea and the United States, each stop bringing new opportunities to broaden his perspective on traveling.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Most scenarios keep anything that develops at tropical storm strength or weaker during its travels toward the Caribbean, said Michael Lowry, a hurricane specialist with WPLG 10 News in South Florida.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Ant Anstead is documenting his travels around England with girlfriend Renée Zellweger!
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travels
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Transformative Conservation Travel Because TerraFauna journeys directly support the grassroots conservation organizations the company partners with, guests in turn are supporting on-the-ground efforts to protect endangered species, restore wild landscapes, and empower local communities.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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When Venus journeys through Leo’s Fixed fires, the love planet invites you to open your heart and step into the spotlight, whether with a daring fashion statement or a bold declaration of love.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The project also calls for several banquet rooms, as well as a 6-foot-wide waterfront walkway, open to the public during business hours, that traverses the perimeter of the property.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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In two seasons, released in 2022 and 2025, the show traverses the Star Wars galaxy to show what means people employ to consolidate power and what risks others take to stop empire.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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Anduril highlights that the architecture also speeds software updates.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Insoluble fiber speeds up digestion and keeps your gut running smoothly.—
Courtney Southwick,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Create Low-Stakes Opportunities for Visibility Gen Z often associates visibility with exposure to criticism.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Especially given the fact that the latter only associates itself with organic style stars, not limited to Solange and Beyoncé.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 Aug. 2025
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Skyridge will send you its tattered battle plans during its long trip back to Utah.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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King Charles and Prince Harry seem to be on the road to reconciliation, with the two recently meeting for tea during Harry’s latest trip to the UK.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Red Dead Redemption 2 follows an outlaw named Arthur Morgan, who's part of the Van der Linde gang.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Co-created by The New York Times bestselling author Carr and season 1 creator and showrunner David DiGilio, Dark Wolf follows Ben Edwards (Taylor Kitsch) on his journey from the SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA special operations.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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And as the country races toward an election, politics and contemporary issues will also be front and center.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the world races to decarbonize, clean energy storage is becoming the central challenge.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Windows 11 Pro is engineered to work with your PC—not against it—so your system finally runs like the powerhouse it was built to be.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
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There is also, generally speaking, universal admission that boy, this game sure runs terribly on PC, leading to a huge number of negative Steam reviews, causing the game to be Mixed there.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Travels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travels. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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