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as in expedition
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
I'd like to book a trip to Greece with your travel agency
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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster
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as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married
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as in to fall
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
tripped over a chair and landed on her face
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer
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as in to stumble
to make a mistake
the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip
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Recent Examples of trip
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
The linemates shot pucks in the garage growing up in Rosemount and delivered the city its first trip to state since 1992 (Tier II tournament).
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Shortly afterward, a southbound G train entering the station hit the frozen obstruction, tripping the train’s emergency brake.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Short trips, opportunities to learn, plus meeting new faces will please you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
The linemates shot pucks in the garage growing up in Rosemount and delivered the city its first trip to state since 1992 (Tier II tournament).
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Another thing that a lot of these jam band fans love is drugs — tripping, smoking weed, rolling on MDMA, doing peyote or ayahuasca, and eventually many of them loved smoking crack and shooting heroin.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Shortly afterward, a southbound G train entering the station hit the frozen obstruction, tripping the train’s emergency brake.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trip
Noun
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On your expeditions or afterwards.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
25 Feb. 2026
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The expedition took place in Makira, the largest rainforest in Madagascar, an island nation off the east coast of Mozambique.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Yet another defensive mistake by Baylor opened the door for the Longhorns to add on.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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Find the groups without making four mistakes.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Six years after 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in a Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood, supporters gathered on the Atlanta BeltLine to honor his life with a run in his memory.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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On the Malecón, the town’s oceanfront boardwalk, locals were jogging and walking their dogs.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles.—
CLAUDIA CIOBANU,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Even if some kilns had continued producing ceramics, the Yuan Dynasty fell in 1368 and the first Ming emperor banned commercial trade around 1371, so even conservative estimates for dating the shipwreck still fall between the late 1320s and 1371, according to the study.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bird lovers should hop on this $15 glass hummingbird feeder or this solar bird feeder deal ASAP, as both styles are super popular and selling in droves.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Feb. 2026
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When the officer attempted to contact him on foot, police said the rider hopped the median and sped away.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Austrian ski federation said Haaser fractured the tibial plateau in her left knee and was set to travel back to Austria on Saturday for treatment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Athens native Bryan Barks remembers as a young girl accompanying her grandfather Coleman on some of his speaking engagements, traveling across the country and into Canada.—
Rebecca McCarthy,
AJC.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar stumbled, springing a 2-on-1 break with Boldy feeding a cross-ice pass to Marcus Johansson, whose wrist shot hit the left post, then got a piece of the goalie before a Colorado defender swatted it away from the goalmouth.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance video from that night shows a man wearing a Blackhawks jersey entering the store, then stumbling out before a struggle spilled into the street.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Others can better explain his remarkable journey to make America better for the disenfranchised, and his zeal to help create a true rainbow of inclusion.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bateman added that stories about Anka's role in his sobriety journey began to pop up after a magazine feature covering his childhood years up to the present was published.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trip. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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