Thesaurus results for VOYAGING

voyaging

verb

present participle of voyage

as in traveling

to take a trip especially of some distance voyaged to the ends of the earth in search of adventure

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as in sailing

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

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Recent Examples of voyaging However, when her island's resources are threatened, Moana embraces her ancestors' voyaging heritage and heads out to sea to find Maui, deliver the heart of Te Fiti (which Maui stole back in the day) and save her people. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026

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Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Early Friday morning, rock band Buckcherry was involved in a car crash while traveling for its Roar Like Thunder Tour.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveling

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Americans journeying to Europe may not be aware of the latest entry requirements, Kathleen Wong reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
But there were people who’d been on board for weeks before that, journeying through the Panama Canal.

— Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of journeying

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Not to mention that the shows debuted touring drummer Anika Nilles, taking on the scariest gig imaginable, as well as keyboardist Loren Gold, who expanded the band to a four-piece for the first time.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026
Alabama’s meteoric rise saw the group being credited for being early in country music to adopt some of rock’s touring production values, finding rock-star-level success as well.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of touring

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But when Fran discovers a magic tree after wandering into the woods, the trio experience a series of life-altering adventures.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Times classical music critic Mark Swed was there to watch, along with many effusive supporters of music director Gianandrea Noseda’s now wandering orchestra.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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