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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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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
Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2026
Lenz portrays Rebecca Clarke, a recent widow who travels with her 11-year-old daughter Sarah (Morgan) to the Western Canadian frontier to escape a threat back home and make a fresh start following her husband’s death.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 May 2026
The Geneva Lake Shore Path, a 26-mile public pathway along the lakeshore that travels past public parks, lush gardens, and historic homes, can also be easily accessed from the lake resort.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Booysen, a streamer and author from South Africa who holds an undergraduate degree in law, honors degree in psychology, and a master’s in neuropsychology, often travels with Donaldson on overseas trips while working remotely as a neuroscience researcher.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
If the Knicks are looking for a regular-season template that travels into Friday, that’s one of the best places to start.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The hormone then travels to the locus coeruleus, a cluster of neurons in the brainstem that governs arousal.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
So the virus carries the gene into the cell, where the gene travels to the nucleus and sets up shop and ultimately starts making the RNA and protein, etcetera.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
South Africa's health department had said around 150 tourists were on board at the time of the outbreak, while online tour operators said the Hondius — described as a specialist polar cruise ship — usually travels with around 70 crew members.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Swalwell, then 35, often used the app himself instead of delegating it to a staffer, posting short videos almost every day from travels around his California district or his work on Capitol Hill.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Their travels in the Middle East nearly coincided with Mark Twain’s.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Borers tunnel and weave through branches, leaving holes and open wounds as evidence of their travels.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Maybe a postcard collection from family travels.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
Prepping for your own upcoming travels?
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Because of her travels, the new tourist is inoculated against anyone who might try to convince her to hate or look down on people who look different from her, who speak a language other than her own, who pray to a different god, or who happen to live on the other side of a border.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Buy a hammock from The Original Hammock Shop on Pawleys Island as a souvenir from your travels.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Verb
The ship, small by cruise liner standards, travels to the Antarctic.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2026
Lenz portrays Rebecca Clarke, a recent widow who travels with her 11-year-old daughter Sarah (Morgan) to the Western Canadian frontier to escape a threat back home and make a fresh start following her husband’s death.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 May 2026
The Geneva Lake Shore Path, a 26-mile public pathway along the lakeshore that travels past public parks, lush gardens, and historic homes, can also be easily accessed from the lake resort.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Booysen, a streamer and author from South Africa who holds an undergraduate degree in law, honors degree in psychology, and a master’s in neuropsychology, often travels with Donaldson on overseas trips while working remotely as a neuroscience researcher.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
If the Knicks are looking for a regular-season template that travels into Friday, that’s one of the best places to start.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
The hormone then travels to the locus coeruleus, a cluster of neurons in the brainstem that governs arousal.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
So the virus carries the gene into the cell, where the gene travels to the nucleus and sets up shop and ultimately starts making the RNA and protein, etcetera.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
South Africa's health department had said around 150 tourists were on board at the time of the outbreak, while online tour operators said the Hondius — described as a specialist polar cruise ship — usually travels with around 70 crew members.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Noun
The wrinkle-free, water-repellant designs in Foreign Fare hinted at their travels with items named Jetsetter Jacket, Flight Jumpsuit, Wrap Me Up Dress, Hideaway Hoodie, Tour Tee and Just Go Polo.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Swalwell, then 35, often used the app himself instead of delegating it to a staffer, posting short videos almost every day from travels around his California district or his work on Capitol Hill.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Their travels in the Middle East nearly coincided with Mark Twain’s.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Borers tunnel and weave through branches, leaving holes and open wounds as evidence of their travels.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Maybe a postcard collection from family travels.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
Prepping for your own upcoming travels?
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Because of her travels, the new tourist is inoculated against anyone who might try to convince her to hate or look down on people who look different from her, who speak a language other than her own, who pray to a different god, or who happen to live on the other side of a border.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Buy a hammock from The Original Hammock Shop on Pawleys Island as a souvenir from your travels.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travels
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As Uranus journeys through Gemini and your fourth house of home, your emotional foundations are in for a major shake-up.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Through immersive sound, travel, and intimate interviews, Baudelaire journeys from Benin to Haiti and across the Haitian diaspora to uncover the true story of Vodou — a story of resistance, faith, and cultural survival that’s often been distorted by fear and colonial mythmaking.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Over an efficient five tracks, West traverses the sonic styles of her generation — from nu-metal riffs to rage-rap 808s — with dazzling confidence.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Equipped with advanced LiDAR sensors and 360-degree cameras, the humanoid autonomously traverses the site, capturing high-definition data and feeding it directly into health and safety workflows.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Access to capable hardware lowers barriers, speeds iteration, and enables real-world testing beyond simulations, accelerating progress in embodied AI, especially in manipulation and applied robotics.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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In the video, the vehicle speeds away.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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In practical terms, that means Forest now associates humans with food and safety, the opposite of what a wild deer needs to survive.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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Baltimore’s Board of Estimates quickly approved thousands of dollars in travel expenses from Mayor Brandon Scott’s office, including reimbursements for trips that had already taken place.—
Jeff Abell,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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The Sox wrapped up the trip 3-3, winning two of three in San Diego before losing two of three to the Angels.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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As announced by Alex Cora over the weekend, top Red Sox hitting prospect Franklin Arias will start at shortstop when the club treks up to Dunedin to face the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Elkann, a keen offshore sailor himself, says Hypersail follows in the footsteps of Ferrari’s passion for endurance, drawing inspiration from the Ferrari 499P hypercar, which has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three years in a row since the team’s return to endurance racing in 2023.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Publix follows all federal, state and local laws.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
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Eta Aquarid meteors can be spotted from April 19 to May 28 as Earth passes through the debris trail left in the wake of Halley's Comet as the comet races along its 76-year orbit.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Jake LaRavia races down for a layup.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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“Travels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travels. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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