voyaged

verb

past tense of voyage
1
as in traveled
to take a trip especially of some distance voyaged to the ends of the earth in search of adventure

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2
as in sailed
to travel on water in a vessel voyaging on a cruise ship for the first time

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Recent Examples of voyaged Ahead of the week’s worst heat, some Bay Area residents voyaged outside to enjoy the sun and unseasonably balmy conditions. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 Reaching about 4,700 miles beyond the lunar farside, the crew will go the farthest from Earth any humans have ever voyaged, ensuring not only rigorous system checks but also breathtaking views of our home planet—and, of course, the moon. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026 When John Wesley Powell voyaged through the Grand Canyon by boat in 1869, his expedition rested in this very spot, at the base of stone huts built by ancient Puebloans. — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyaged
  1. traveled
  2. sailed
  3. journeyed
  4. trekked
  5. toured
Verb
  • Mohammad Taj, who travelled to Delhi from neighboring Haryana state, and whose face was badly bruised in the Monday crackdown, said the march heading to parliament had been peaceful.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, to Atlanta to visit family and friends, according to Isaret Jeffers, founder of Colectivo Arbol, a farmworkers advocacy group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • The ship is regularly sailed and rowed, and on select outings visitors can even take an oar themselves—making Tønsberg one of the few places where World Cup fans can find out just how much harder the real thing is than the stadium version.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • On this day in 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 July 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • The Tartan Army of 2026 has journeyed to America with similar enthusiasm, and unrealistic expectations have been loaded upon the shoulders of McTominay.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • After the band decided not to play, Lee and company trekked to the International Amphitheatre to watch Kiss.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of trekked
Verb
  • The band released 12 studio albums and toured around the world.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • About 350 miles away from Los Palacios y Villafranca, the soccer champions toured Madrid on Monday, in an open-air bus following their 1-0 win over Argentina in the FIFA final.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of toured

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