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Recent Examples of barnstorm
The 97th Academy Awards are on March 2, which means film industry executives and publicists will spend the next few months barnstorming America’s movie capital lobbying for support from the nearly 10,000 members who vote on the Oscars.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Both candidates have barnstormed the states in the closing days of the campaign, making their final pitches to voters.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
Like many, flying has never been my favorite activity, but my discomfort in a cramped coach seat pales in comparison to barnstorming in an open-cockpit WACO UPF-7 1939 biplane at Bealeton, Virginia's Flying Circus Airshow.
—Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
The events page on his campaign website has had nothing listed.
Biden, meanwhile, has been barnstorming the country.
—Zeke Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Both candidates have barnstormed the states in the closing days of the campaign, making their final pitches to voters.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
Like many, flying has never been my favorite activity, but my discomfort in a cramped coach seat pales in comparison to barnstorming in an open-cockpit WACO UPF-7 1939 biplane at Bealeton, Virginia's Flying Circus Airshow.
—Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
The events page on his campaign website has had nothing listed.
Biden, meanwhile, has been barnstorming the country.
—Zeke Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
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This is not some roving band running around doing things.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Humberto Flores Jáuregui; 2024; Mexico; 15 min Amidst games of soccer and roving bike rides, a young boy writes a letter of goodbye to his friends.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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The legacy of the British Q-ships During World War I, more than 200 Q-ships—and perhaps as many as 400—roamed the seas.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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As nocturnal creatures, this provides them with a comfortable space to freely roam about.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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To reach it, plan to hike the 1.5-mile River Trail loop or hop in a kayak.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, when the pandemic began, Elaine and Arthur hopped on a video call with another couple to ask each other their 36 questions.—
Sofía Sanchez,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Each August, visiting Grandma Ida, my husband and son and I would wander the city (Detroit Institute of the Arts!—
SPIN Contributor,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Then, caught in a flood that submerges everything, the cat ascends and eventually wanders toward a boat with a capybara, lemur, stork, and golden retriever.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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The plan is to bus students in from different schools to exclusively use the space during the school day for programs and swim lessons.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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On two occasions, Camacho hopped freight trains to the Mexican border state of Chihuahua, placing him on the verge of entering the United States — only to be detained by Mexican immigration agents, who bused him back to southern Mexico.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
17 Aug. 2024
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The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2024
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Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
29 Nov. 2024
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The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
2 Dec. 2024
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Commercial airliners jetting to and from the airport share the skies with military aircraft from nearby bases crisscrossing the country’s capital.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
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The model jetted to Paris to close out Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture show in an opulent corseted gown.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Barnstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorm. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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