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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
Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda. Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Oct. 2025 After Vanderbilt, Texas travels back on the road to face Georgia (6-1) before home dates against Arkansas (2-6) and Texas A&M (8-0), a critical stretch for the Longhorns that will determine playoff eligibility. Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 Tottenham Hotspur travels to Liverpool in an English Premier League clash with Everton this Sunday. Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 Before the game, Wood good-naturedly chatted it up with fans of Montana, which annually travels well. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025 For four weeks, Haddish travels with her longtime best friends Selena Martin, Shermona Long, and Sparkle Clark to have a good time, of course, but to also do some bonding, confront some truths, and do some healing. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025 Most people don’t have $250K for a one-person flying machine, especially one that travels for about two hours at an ideal cruise of 35 mph. J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025 Often romanticized and glorified as a triumphant moment in Western histories, Columbus’s travels wreaked havoc in the Caribbean, which became one of the key areas for European expansion and subsequently violent accumulation. Literary Hub, 23 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
Noun
But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025 Throughout their travels, the women dive headfirst into new experiences like bungee jumping and feeding giraffes, pushing them out of their comfort zones and into vulnerable moments. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025 The library will reportedly include interactive exhibits on Roosevelt’s history and travels. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 The New York Times reported on Mangione's travels through Asia, including in Thailand and the mountains of Japan in the spring on 2024. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Herman is at work on another book, which will include hundreds of sketches he’s drawn during his travels over the past 40 years. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 Fairfax resident David Janeczko recalled his travels near the victims’ memorial. Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 20 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for travels
Verb
  • An Australian schoolteacher journeys to Indonesia after ending her engagement, where a reunion with her first love and connection with his enigmatic best friend force her to choose between nostalgia and a new future.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In June 2026, ABC News Studios will present a two-hour primetime special that journeys through the nation to locales like New Orleans and the American frontier tied to lands in the Disney Parks.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Ski Utah Interconnect Tour traverses a mountain range with stops in Solitude, Alta, and Deer Valley.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • During one depressive episode, Springsteen somberly speeds down the road in his Camaro before violently hitting the brake.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Jonah escapes and speeds off in a bright yellow Jeep with Tali hiding in the back.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 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
  • Compact Umbrella London is no stranger to rainy days, and as many cities gear up for less predictable weather this fall and winter, Ali says an umbrella is a must-have item for any trip.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Yet, with the rest of the squad beginning their preparations for a midweek trip to Hartlepool United in the League Cup, his absence had alarm bells ringing.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Horimiya follows two high school teens, popular girl Hori and gloomy Miyamura, who grow close after agreeing to keep their home lives a secret from their peers.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The follow-up to the uproarious La Dolce Vita, Fellini’s fantastical movie within a movie follows a film director who suffers a creative block during the production of his newest work.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Boise and Garden City races One candidate running for Boise City Council has past drug charges, the Statesman found.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Filmmaker Jordan Peele's feature debut and first venture into the realm of horror is an almost flawless, emotional roller coaster that races on the tracks of both Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and The Stepford Wives (1975).
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Birdie runs First-round leader Steven Alker ran off six consecutive birdies on the back nine Friday which jettisoned him up the leaderboard to a tournament-record 61.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Bachelor season 19 contestant, Jade Roper Tolbert, who runs her own cosmetics company, was also a judge.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Travels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travels. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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