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or travelling
1
as in touring
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 traversing
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 flying
to proceed or move quickly
that racehorse can definitely travel
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as in running
to come or be together as friends
he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college
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or travelling
as in roaming
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Recent Examples of traveling
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2021
There’s a little traveling wave of laughter as people spot the Nietzsche on his bedside table or register his Poetic Justice T-shirt.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2021
Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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
There’s a little traveling wave of laughter as people spot the Nietzsche on his bedside table or register his Poetic Justice T-shirt.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2021
Adjective
These cozy spices have been around for centuries, traveling through global trade routes and appearing in American kitchens as early as the colonial era.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traveling
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Uriah Heep In the Criterion Edition DVD commentary for This Is Spinal Tap, Shearer mentioned that the film’s keyboard player, John Sinclair, had recently returned from touring with Uriah Heep just as principal photography was set to begin.—
Alex Heigl,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, Chinese military officers have been touring the Russian front lines to study the war for themselves.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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That same sense of gravity is felt by golfers traversing the dynamic dunes.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sure, there were attacks and counterattacks and waves of soldiers traversing across No Man’s Land.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The final result needed to be invisible, weightless, scentless, and makeup-gripping, all of which were achieved with flying colors—actually, with no color at all since the formula is completely clear on all skin tones.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before flying, check your airline’s website for more details on what’s allowed.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hochul is running for a second term as New York’s governor.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Traditional shoe testing depends on athletes running multiple sessions across weeks to produce a usable dataset.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Most of the city's 2 million population has been displaced multiple times in the past 22 months, following Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, which claimed the lives of about 1,200 people—most of them civilians—and saw 250 people taken hostage.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pharmacists in the state may administer vaccines either under the direct authorization of a medical provider or by following the Virginia Board of Pharmacy’s statewide pharmacy protocols, which are usually made in accordance with ACIP recommendations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The jury cleared Read of killing O’Keefe, charging her with just drunken driving.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile long two-lane highway that runs through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia, connecting Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Shenandoah National Park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mongolia’s vast steppes and nomadic heritage have long shaped the rhythms of life.—
Munkhtuya Rentsenbat,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sami herders are descended from a once-nomadic people scattered across a region spanning the far north of Sweden, Norway, Finland and the northwestern corner of Russia.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Traveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traveling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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