as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
they were hungry and tired after their long journey
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
an intense yearning to journey to distant lands
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Recent Examples of journey
As Told To Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain often said that his musical journey began soon after he was born in Bombay.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
Children can hop on the Snowfall Express to journey through a forest populated by animals getting ready for the approaching winter.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
It’s been a three-year journey trying to figure out what was going on with me and not getting answers.
—As Told To Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 16 Dec. 2024
Hussain often said that his musical journey began soon after he was born in Bombay.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
Born in Congo and raised in Germany and France, Malonga journeyed through 46 of Africa’s 54 countries before opening Meza Malonga in Kigali 2020, calibrating his findings into a sweeping tasting menu that traverses the vast expanse of Africa.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
Children can hop on the Snowfall Express to journey through a forest populated by animals getting ready for the approaching winter.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for journey
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Writer/director Megan Park’s delightful coming-of-age comedy produced by Margot Robbie centered on a simple premise — 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) met her 39-year-old future self (Aubrey Plaza) during a ‘shroom trip, high jinks ensued — but the emotional payoff was anything but.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jackie Harris from Illinois was on a trip in Index, Washington at the beginning of November with her husband and in-laws when the photo was taken.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Second, food now travels very far before reaching consumers: The average distance a typical food item travels is 1,500 to 2,500 miles before being bought.Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pair share an inextricable bond, tied by a dark secret, even as Sula leaves to travel the country.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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For more information on the expedition and FoS visit the Space2Sea Antarctica expedition site, and the FUTURE of SPACE initiative.Gabe Castro-Root, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Many aspects of the Coronado expedition remain a mystery to historians.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Since Election Day, world leaders have trekked to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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As the pandemic battered the region, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, leaving directly from their country or from neighboring ones, trekked north through Panama’s Darién Gap, where Haitians and Ecuadoreans were also fleeing their countries’ gangs.Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
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Book now with Aqua Expeditions Amazon River voyages with Seabourn Journeying through the Boca dos Botos portion of the Amazon River in Brazil, Seabourn's expedition team will immerse you in the region's one-of-a-kind ecosystem.Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024
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This authentic replica of an ancient Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe was built in the 1970s and has since voyaged thousands of nautical miles.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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The trio — consisting of Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers — toured extensively and won several Grammys.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Rolling Stones still tour, but their last No. 1 was 40 years ago.Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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The team suggests these were linked with ceremonial pathways and pilgrimage routes.ByRodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Journey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journey. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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