walkabouts

noun

plural of walkabout
as in trips

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkabouts
  1. trips
  2. expeditions
  3. travels
  4. treks
  5. tramps
  6. parades
  7. tours
  8. jaunts
Noun
  • Patrick Michaud, a police spokesperson, said Thursday that Barnes has made four trips to Chicago this year and spent about 18 days in total traveling there.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • For Chesney, who grew accustomed to long bus trips while coaching at the lowest levels of college, UCLA’s luxury travel, by comparison, seems manageable.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of trips
Noun
  • Its load-bearing capacity has been improved to accommodate the needs of larger scientific research equipment during expeditions.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, extreme altitude and rapidly changing weather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of expeditions
Noun
  • In 1843 the author Victor Hugo visited Biarritz as part of his travels through the Basque Country.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • To create the immersive art at Dataland, the artist fed images and sounds from museum archives, labs and even his own travels to the Brazilian Amazon into a custom AI model.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • Popular treks include summit Mount Kinabalu, a 4,095-meter (13,435-foot) mountain in Borneo, or week-long treks in the jungles of Gunung Tahan, home to the highest point in pensinular Malaysia, the 2,187-meter (7,175-foot) Mount Tahan.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Hikers have trail-tested them on treks in Patagonia, Colorado, and Scotland and in snowy, hot, and windy conditions.
    — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of treks
Noun
  • The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of tramps
Noun
  • New and vintage car shows, forums, memorabilia, parades and vintage racing abound.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The nightly parades at the park in West Mifflin just outside Pittsburgh are set to showcase school marching bands from across Pennsylvania.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of parades
Noun
  • In the San Diego area, a family found out someone had reposted photos from their actual rental listing and was setting up tours in exchange for cash, according to a CBS 8 News report.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • The Kennedy Center is temporarily suspending free public tours of the performing arts venue after a volunteer tour guide spoke with the New York Times about President Donald Trump‘s efforts to gut the cultural institution.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Definition of tours
Noun
  • These jaunts test sensors and advanced new materials in the hypersonic flight environment, among other tasks.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Some of his admirers gathered at the Indiana Dunes State Park Friday for the hike, including his widow Susan Seman, who because of her ailments normally couldn’t go on her husband’s jaunts.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of jaunts
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