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
  • Dwarf made a pilot short in 2023 at its own risk, partly through crowdfunding, and the pilot traveled far enough to bring Reeves aboard.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The initial investigation suggests the stabbing likely took place at another location and that Duncan traveled to the home where he was found.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Henderson picked it up and sailed a throw to first, allowing the tying run to score.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • More than five centuries ago, the son of a wool weaver from Genoa sailed westward to widen the boundaries of the known world.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1873, Lowe journeyed to China for his education, and then returned to America, moving between major western cities, first San Francisco, then Denver, on to Portland and Seattle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The videos quickly went viral, with lines forming outside the hut as people journeyed to the site, eager to try one for themselves.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeyed
Verb
  • As Monica Turner trekked across the western hills of Yellowstone National Park, the cold rain was inescapable.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than taking the dry way out and heading home on the 4 train, we all got caught up in a more southerly impulse and trekked to our friends’ new place down in Battery Park City.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of trekked
Verb
  • The world’s most popular market, India will welcome tours from Guns N’ Roses and Fred Again later this year, while Dua Lipa performed for Indian audiences in 2024, and the likes of U2 and Katy Perry toured pre-pandemic.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The drummer Rickey Lawson was a Detroiter who’d toured with Stevie and Michael.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Voyaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyaged. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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