as in journey
a long trip from one place to another
Their yearlong odyssey took them to the other side of the world.
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Recent Examples of odyssey
The medical odyssey began last January when royal officials announced that the king, 76, would receive treatment for an enlarged prostate and his daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, would undergo abdominal surgery.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
The odyssey that the insomniac undergoes every night, passing from bedroom to living room and back again, is, in a curious way, a parody of sleep, as Walker depicts it, with a conscious architecture of its own.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
League Pass blackouts and the collapse of cable have made an odyssey of watching your local team, so below is our best effort to make sense of it all.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Star insomniacs, for there are such people, tend to feel free to externalize their own nightly odyssey.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
The odyssey that the insomniac undergoes every night, passing from bedroom to living room and back again, is, in a curious way, a parody of sleep, as Walker depicts it, with a conscious architecture of its own.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
League Pass blackouts and the collapse of cable have made an odyssey of watching your local team, so below is our best effort to make sense of it all.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Star insomniacs, for there are such people, tend to feel free to externalize their own nightly odyssey.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for odyssey
Noun
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Eagle-eyed guests may be able to spot musk oxen and even polar bears before the journey concludes in Iceland.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Offering health alternatives is lucrative online — and influencers who post about their own health journeys can make more money the more wild their claims are.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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After a first trip to the replay review area, home plate umpire Brandon Cooper had a discussion with Washington State Coach Nathan Choate, then huddled with the full crew and went back to the tunnel.—
Tom Murphy,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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After a family camping trip, the decision was made.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Lombardi is more Holy Grail than trophy, the end of what can only be described as a torturous emotional pilgrimage.—
Ali Watkins,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Anyone who is a fan of architecture and design must make a pilgrimage here.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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The underwater explorer can be seen trekking through the sand, almost tripping over his fins, before embarking on his ocean expedition.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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The ad depicts a barefoot Kenyan runner sprinting across a rugged landscape as a group of white men in military SUVs tracks him down as if on a hunting expedition.—
Matthew Pittman,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
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The actress has been working with stylists Kassidy Taylor and Julia von Boehm during the show’s recent promotional tour.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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The police sentry box that Banksy emblazoned with piranhas during his nine-day vandalism tour in London last summer is going on permanent display at the new London Museum.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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And skipping the excursions ended up having plenty of advantages.—
Kerry Spencer,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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There’s a twilight canoe outing on Bow River for a quintessential Canadian moment, white water rafting that ends with a night in Anishinaabe-style tepees, excursions on float planes, and even a day of wine tasting in the Okanagan valley.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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One of the outbreaks this year, on Silversea Cruises' Silver Ray voyage in January, was caused by E. coli, the CDC said.—
Lucia Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The company’s new cruise ship, the Disney Treasure, had its maiden voyage in December.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Odyssey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odyssey. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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