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present tense third-person singular of travel
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plural of travel

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Recent Examples of travels
Verb
Washington travels to Dallas, where both teams badly need a victory. Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 The busy freeway travels directly through the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base for nearly 20 miles, with no other major thoroughfares in the region. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025 Culture change travels alongside policy change. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025 San Diego travels to Portland, which is trying to hold on to the sixth spot. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025 After an upset win, Pitt travels to face Syracuse on Saturday evening in ACC play. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 The new coaster is a total win, with abundant airtime, swift speed, and travels far throughout the park’s new Dock Bay area. Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025 Instead of invasive surgeries, patients might someday swallow a capsule that travels to the injury site and prints new tissue directly on it. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized. Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
However, there are many instances beyond immigration paperwork when a pen could come in handy during your travels. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025 Twitty's home was cozy and bright, full of hundreds and hundreds of books and objects collected from his travels. Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025 Dumond added that visitors should consider planning their travels around cheap attractions that are fun. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 European sailors of that era were fascinated by the rich trading cities of Asia, which had been known from Marco Polo’s travels. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 Scientists believe that today's possible ocean on Mimas isn't a remnant of its formation, however, but rather a recent arrival — one most likely birthed by changes in the moon's travels. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Chef Christopher Lampo is from Bryan, Texas, but his menu is inspired by his experience and European travels as a private yacht chef. Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025 Now an adviser to startups and venture capital funds on AI and business transformation, Souder spoke with Fortune’s Diane Brady before an audience of leading CFOs from Chicago and beyond, sharing observations from his global travels. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025 During August, family members of the deceased would leave offerings of tools, food, and water on graves and elaborate altars to aid their dearly departed along their unearthly travels. Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travels
Verb
  • This collection journeys through faith, womanhood, and community, and much more.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • When Venus journeys through Virgo, affection looks like cooking a meal for someone, fixing what’s broken or showing up in quiet, consistent ways.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This 84-mile loop begins and ends in Taos and traverses the high alpine desert of northern New Mexico and several mountain towns, including Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, Questa, and Red River.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hot reload speeds up testing cycles, and the IDE itself can handle very large projects thanks to its 64-bit architecture.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Samson Sky Switchblade The Samson Sky Switchblade is a flying sports car with a three-wheel chassis road that speeds over 201 km/hr (125 mph).
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone associates that with us.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Hunger can be another motivator, especially if your feline associates certain times or behaviors with food.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On trips within Europe—a weekend getaway to Berlin or Stockholm—I’ll pair the look with a lightweight shoulder bag, like the playful Naariian Puffer Crossbody.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • About the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Elizabeth accommodates 2,081 guests and the initial trip was sold out, Menard said.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Anything else should be treated as the equivalent of the God-of-the-gaps argument, and what follows is an explanation as to why.
    Big Think, Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Based on Devantez’s award-winning 2020 short film of the same name, which was a SXSW official selection and won Best Comedy at the HollyShorts Film Festival, Basic follows Gloria (Park) and Nick (Smith), who go through a painful breakup.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the science races forward, the number of type 1 diabetes cases is surging.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google As SpaceX races to dominate satellite-to-phone services, Verizon is doubling down on rival AST SpaceMobile instead.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the film, Credenza runs the bizarre amusement park of Twitlandia alongside her husband — delighting in dirty pranks, filth and cruelty along the way.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Ammatoli Chef Dima Habibeh runs this popular downtown eatery, beloved for its Mediterranean dishes.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Travels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travels. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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