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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Soon, crew who had been traveling on the plane stepped in to stabilize it, issuing a mayday call and seeking a place to land.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Two people died and one remains missing after a medical transport helicopter traveling from Catalina Island to the mainland crashed into the Pacific on Wednesday; two others were rescued and stable.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of traveling

Verb

More cruise ships like Oceania Marina and Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot are sailing to remote destinations like Sisimiut, Narsaq, and Disko Island.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Mandel took the sentiment a step further, comparing Cowell’s absence to sailing without the person normally steering the ship.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailing

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Venus has everything to do with our finances and relationships, and when journeying through this Water sign, there is an undeniable aura of intensity surrounding these areas of life.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of journeying

Verb

Hikers trekking along trails around Los Angeles know that, by late summer, most creeks and rivers have dried up for the season.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The rest of Nepal, from popular trekking areas like Everest and Annapurna, and cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara, remains unaffected and open to visitors.

— Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of trekking

Verb

There was something a bit off about Oasis’ sometimes feuding-yet-touring brothers in the Saturday Night Live UK cold open this week.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Because standup basses are hard to travel with, touring jazz musicians like Hsu who are performing in Miami often rent from Winters.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of touring

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