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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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Noun
The program allows the U.S. space agency to pay SpaceX to launch and transport astronauts and cargo to orbit aboard the company's own vehicles, freeing up NASA to focus on its Artemis lunar program and other spaceflight missions, including future crewed voyages to Mars. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2025 On Sunday, the crew arrived at the port of Ashdod, according to the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, the Palestinian initiative that organized the voyage. Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Verb
Setting Sail on Cruise Ships The summer travel season also kicks off with cruise passengers voyaging throughout different parts of the United States. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025 Recession Fears Causing Travel Upsets For travelers planning to voyage internationally to the U.S., the biggest fear is the cost of living in the country, a fear shared by U.S. consumers, too. Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voyage
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Noun
  • Join Eddie and Steph Hamrick for a cruise around the North Fork of the St. Lucie River Aquatic Preserve on their 36-passenger boat called The River Lilly II.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Itineraries for the cruise line’s two new ships are packed with only-in-Galápagos experiences like visits to the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, epic hikes on lava fields, and scenic nature walks through endemic bird habitats.
    Kaeli Conforti, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The wallet traveled 151,000 miles before being discovered.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • In late June, Gupta and Aria traveled to South Florida on a vacation, staying in a short-term Airbnb rental in El Portal, just north of Miami city limits.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Vineyard Haven Ferry sails year-round from Woods Hole on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, and crosses Vineyard Sound in just 45 minutes.
    Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The ship was sailing to Messina, Sicily from Kotor, Montenegro and was right off the coast of Italy when the incident occurred, leaving it to drift for a short period of time, according to CruiseMapper.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • All shows begin at 6 p.m. Shakespeare’s comedy is being given a more contemporary setting in this adaptation, in which two young men journey from a small Midwestern town to California, where they are seduced by the possibilities of love, success and reinvention.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Shortly after the last of the dams was removed, freeing the Klamath's free flow in late 2024, the salmon that naysayers said would take years to journey past the old reservoirs appeared upstream almost overnight.
    Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Statewide, 13 boating fatalities involved a personal watercraft that year, and FWC issued nearly 500 violation citations for violating regulations.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
  • To see the best of Sarasota, boating is second-to-none.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Walkers can trek halfway and return to Mackinaw City or St. Ignace or walk the entire bridge length, which runs about 5 miles, the Mackinac Bridge Authority says.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • After all, these devoted attendees know better than anyone that the singer-songwriter has trekked through New York clubs for the past four years, growing her audience with each performance.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Now there are starter sets, actual plays, touring theatrical experiences and more that allow people who have never played a chance to experience the thrill of a natural 20 and the chill of running out of hit points.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Following its world premiere at True/False last year, the film toured numerous U.S. and international festivals.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kids weren’t tripping over themselves to sit and reach in their free time.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The report, which was obtained by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, said police concluded that Trigg accidentally fell into the pool after tripping and falling on an inflatable chair.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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