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traveling

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verb

variants or travelling
present participle of travel
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Recent Examples of traveling
Adjective
But baby apparently got the non-traveling alleles from both parents, and therefore is not a time traveler. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2021 As more states ease their indoor dining restrictions and the CDC has given the all-clear (for the most part) to the fully vaccinated for both traveling and small gatherings, restaurants are starting to feel alive again. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2021
Verb
For those traveling north, please use Exit 4 (East 149th Street/145th Street Bridge). Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 This guest space is perfect for two couples traveling together or a family with older children who can (and let’s face it, would prefer) to be on their own a bit and have a little privacy. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traveling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traveling
Verb
  • His motorcade passed school groups touring the National Mall on his way from the White House to the court, which is across the street from the Capitol.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In season 3, Kitty is entering her senior year and potentially reeling from touring with her crush Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) over the summer (if that cliffhanger promise came to fruition).
    Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After 5½ hours on backcountry skis, traversing the Sierra Nevada’s rapidly melting snowpack beneath a scorching spring sun, the guide at the front of our group stopped and went silent.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Nile is Africa’s longest river, it and its principal tributaries traversing parts of 10 countries and several different physiographic regions.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Fort Collins now has drones flying the city nearly every day as a resource to the police, fire and utilities departments.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Meteor showers such as the Lyrids can be tracked yearly, because the debris flying through the night sky in fiery streaks is coming from the same comet.
    Hali Smith March 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Current board members Kay Coen and Jeff Siems, who is also the school board vice president, are not running for re-election.
    Joseph Hernandez March 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Ultra Music Festival returned to Bayfront Park in downtown Miami for its second day Saturday, with music running from noon to midnight across seven stages.
    Miami Herald newsroom, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The organizers of Manifesta have named the 106 artists and collectives participating in the nomadic biennial’s sixteenth iteration, set to open June 21 in four cities in Germany’s Ruhr region.
    News Desk, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The nomadic hunters and gatherers would have also used the Trinity River as a food source, Barrera added, harvesting mussels, fish and turtles from its waters.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The capsule should then spend the next several days journeying back to Earth, before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on April 10.
    Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • After finding out survivors — including his wife, Teri (Enuka Okuma) — remain in the outside world in the Season 1 finale, Xavier (Brown) embarks on a quest to find her, journeying out from the Paradise bunker for the first time since the planet’s destruction.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In November 2021, Bailey was crossing Saratoga while the pedestrian signal was green.
    Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Some honor the transient nature of spring – like the student shows celebrating 2026 graduates crossing the finish line.
    Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Kristopher David was driving to work Wednesday morning near the intersection of Broward Boulevard and Seventh Avenue when a black Audi, traveling westbound at a high rate of speed, T-boned his white BMW.
    Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Wake early to catch the spectacle of sunrise before driving 30 minutes to the neighboring Santa Teresa.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Traveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traveling. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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