voyaging

verb

present participle of voyage
1
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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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyaging
  1. traveling
  2. sailing
  3. journeying
  4. trekking
  5. touring
  6. wandering
Verb
  • Black asserts that the statements made by Garcia are false and that traveling to appear on national television to make such statements about the inquiry into Epstein’s crimes goes beyond the purview of a member of Congress.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Another big game has Fort Worth Carter-Riverside (6-3, 3-3) traveling over to Scarborough-Handley Field to take on Fort Worth Southwest (4-5, 3-3) for the final playoff berth in the district.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of traveling
Verb
  • Charging infrastructure at ports would supply the electricity needed for operation, allowing the concept to avoid direct carbon emissions while sailing.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Chuck Zimmerman, who is described by his supporters as a Navy veteran who was intercepted by the Russian navy while sailing in international waters.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Luna is journeying through your second house of money, possessions and self-worth, gently nudging you toward fair exchanges.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeying
Verb
  • While the high-traffic Everest climbing season is over, Nepal is in the midst of its prime autumn trekking season, even as the country recovers from a devastating monsoon period that included deadly late-August flash floods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • A week at a Caribbean resort, a safari in East Africa and a month trekking in Nepal carry very different risks.
    — Andrés Henao, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of trekking
Verb
  • Fortunately, gawkers can get their fix by touring Doris Duke's opulent 1937 estate at Black Point.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The couple spent significant time touring open air markets in Italy, which, Caruso said, were loaded with seafood and fresh produce.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of touring
Verb
  • The British manufacturer may have realized that the typical Tiger 1200 spends considerably more time eating up highway miles, tackling daily commutes and wandering along the occasional gravel track than navigating genuinely challenging terrain.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Vision, meanwhile, explores a more attenuated past by wandering through basement rooms, connecting with AIs spanning the history of his lineage.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of wandering

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“Voyaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyaging. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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