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as in cruise
a journey over water in a vessel the long, perilous voyage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up South America's Pacific coast

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verb

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Recent Examples of voyage
Noun
Shortly after the voyage begins, Lo witnesses a woman tossed overboard and tries to get help, only to be told by the crew that everyone is accounted for. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 In December 2024, the flying car made its maiden voyage, completing a journey in the skies above Shanghai's Lujiazui Central Business District. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Born around 1755 into a vast web of royal lineage that stretched across Hawaii, he was connected to nearly every major ruling family of his time and became the first Hawaiian chief to voyage beyond the islands. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 Aug. 2025 Join Uniworld’s 12-night India’s Golden Triangle & The Sacred Ganges voyage from New Delhi to Kolkata, from $5,879 per person including all meals, unlimited beverages (including fine wines & spirits), daily excursions, airport transfers, and WiFi. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for voyage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyage
Noun
  • After a drunken night out at Big Belly Burger, Chris and Harcourt stumbled onto a rock cruise fronted by hard rock duo Nelson and ended up sharing a dance and a kiss.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Lo, along with her photographer ex-boyfriend Ben Morgan (David Ajala), were invited to join the foundation's board members on the cruise in order to publicize the charitable endeavor.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thirteen weeks later, the couple traveled to Russia and brought Anna back home to Georgia.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Toulouse’s approach aims to miniaturize 3D printing technology to travel through a thin optical fiber to address the drawbacks.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Turning from his father’s trade of corset-making, Paine tried his hand at business, met and impressed Benjamin Franklin in London, sailed to America, and there found his true metier as a pamphleteer and radical.
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Seaquarium, the orca was named after Hugo Vihlen, who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a six-foot sailboat.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This collection journeys through faith, womanhood, and community, and much more.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • When Venus journeys through Virgo, affection looks like cooking a meal for someone, fixing what’s broken or showing up in quiet, consistent ways.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Beyond just camping, the X1 is aimed at boating, 4x4ing, and use in professions that see one out in the field for hours on end.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This spring, Hayden, who according to the Soloviev Group website is currently a student at NYU, announced that Jack’s Marine, the boating shop, was turning into an art gallery.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tourists and locals trekked to the Rickenbacker Causeway attraction to see Flipper.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In early 2015, Deutsche Bank employees trekked to Jeffrey Epstein’s gargantuan Upper East Side mansion.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Blockheads remain hopeful NKOTB will also expand their universe, with many fans having seen Blue Bloods wrapping as a chance for the quintet to tour abroad.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • She was meant to tour her seventh era with Lover Fest, a four-show celebration planned for Boston and Los Angeles.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The boy stopped the chase after the child tripped, the other boy told deputies, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Michkov took a tripping penalty in the game’s first minute in what was his most noticeable moment.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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