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Recent Examples of jaunt
Noun
Just follow 128 That’s California Highway 128, which is a terrific jaunt, heading west from Winters through Napa to the coast. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024 The limited-run jaunt kicks off on Nov. 15 at Fox Theatre in Detroit making stops across the U.S. in Atlanta, Boston, New York and more before wrapping up at Long Beach’s Long Beach Terrace Theater on Nov 24. Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
This leads the author on a quest to understand the ways that different cultures have created social hierarchies, which then prompts DuVernay to jaunt across history with sweep and surprising dexterity. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2024 The scenes of them jaunting around their neighborhood are elating. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for jaunt 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
Noun
  • Nordstrom’s Black Friday sale is already in full swing, with hundreds of great savings on clothing, shoes, and travel accessories that’ll make any upcoming excursions easier and more comfortable.
    Kristin Magaldi, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Explore Blowing Rock Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Blue Ridge, Georgia Head to North Georgia to experience Blue Ridge Scenic Railway’s two Christmas excursions this holiday season.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • More adventurous guests can trek through Ios's incredible and untouched landscapes.
    Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But, after briefly retreating to the clubhouse in the wake of his four-run clunker, the midseason trade acquisition trekked back to the dugout.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • She’s also attended several of the Hallmark Channel seasonal TCA tours as well as the September 2018 premiere of his movie God Bless the Broken Road.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Dua Lipa, who has yet to respond to the incident, continues on with her Radical Optimism tour, next taking the stage on November 27 in Bangkok, Thailand.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • People wander around and try to capture Pokémon using their smartphones.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Perfect for dashing through the airport and wandering around town.
    Erinne Magee, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Under the staunchly secular Soviets, pilgrimage sites such as Manzhyly-Ata were fenced off to prevent spiritual visitors; officials even bulldozed trees or graves, Choitonbaev noted.
    Diana Kruzman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The team suggests these were linked with ceremonial pathways and pilgrimage routes.
    ByRodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • The service has roaming agreements with hundreds of carriers to support connectivity worldwide.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The atoms in this liquid metallic hydrogen are squeezed so tightly that its electrons are free to roam.
    Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Keep the extension cord elevated above the snow to avoid creating a tripping hazard or shorting out the snow blower, which can cause accidental electrocution or fire.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
  • While arthropods like these won’t trip a metal detector or thermal camera, officials noticed the man’s mid-section looked unusually large, which triggered the search.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Modes of reaching the destination are expanding as Aurora Expeditions joins small-ship pioneers Heritage Expeditions in voyaging to these under-the-radar islands, on its new, state-of-the-art small expedition ship, the Douglas Mawson, from late 2025.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunt. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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