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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
A couple of weeks ago, ground teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida removed one of the four main engines from the Space Launch System rocket slated to send four astronauts on a voyage around the Moon next year. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025 Disney’s biggest ever cruise ship will set off on its maiden voyage later this year. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
Odin was attempting to voyage to an asteroid in the hopes that onboard cameras could confirm whether the space rock is filled with platinum, a valuable resource that AstroForge hopes to one day collect and bring back home. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 The uncrewed lander, named Blue Ghost, made its touch down early Sunday on the lunar surface after more than six weeks voyaging millions of miles through the cosmos. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voyage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyage
Noun
  • During the fight, which happened in the cruise port, people can be seen punching and kicking others.
    Adam Sabes , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
  • That same month, the cruise company revealed there will be another Ultimate World Cruise and more details will be announced on the upcoming reunion sailing in September 2025.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
  • As the moon orbits around Earth and Earth orbits around the sun, the amount of sunlight that reflects off the moon and travels to our eyes changes every day until the moon appears as full.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • McGriff — the poster boy for the Clean Sluggers of America — sailed in unanimously.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Winners sail to blue oceans instead, creating uncontested market space where competition becomes irrelevant.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • For intrepid travelers seeking to journey where few have ever set foot—or flown—a new and extraordinary expedition is redefining the Antarctic experience.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
  • The pop star and five other women launched to suborbital space with Blue Origin this morning (April 14) from West Texas, performing the first all-female spaceflight since the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova journeyed to Earth orbit in 1963.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Obviously, with all the lake access, water sports—from boating, to kayaking, to canoeing—are a main draw.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to crime, the advisory urges tourists to be aware of the dangers that can come with certain activities, such as jet skiing, boating and even just relaxing at the beach.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Starting in July, millions of animals cross the Mara River in search of new grazing ground, trekking from the southern Serengeti to the grasslands of the Maasai Mara.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
  • Social media posts also indicated the two trekked out to the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival together.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • An initial announcement said the 25 VIPs–the majority of their identities so far unknown–would tour the White House.
    Michelle Conlin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Since then she’s been on the road, touring along the West Coast from Vancouver to Los Angeles in support of Canadian singer Lights.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Pulliam saw the coyote emerge from the nearby woods and tried to distract it by throwing rocks, but tripped in the process.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • The novelty of seeing string puppet rockers spin and levitate, often tripping and tumbling in stride to the delight of the audience, never gets old.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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