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as in cruise
a journey over water in a vessel the long, perilous voyage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up South America's Pacific coast

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verb

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Noun
Despite not getting its maiden voyage under ideal conditions, this duvet held up beautifully. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024 One day after launching a Starship rocket on a dramatic test flight in Texas, SpaceX fired off a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida Monday, sending a $5.2 billion NASA probe on a 1.8-billion-mile voyage to Jupiter to find out if one of its moons hosts a habitable sub-surface ocean. William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
Expats Ann and Bunny would have to voyage back across the Atlantic to benefit, but there’s a perverse joy in knowing that our crazy lady would have double the voting rights in Vance’s hypothetical. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024 There are also the enduring tales of older travelers who elect for extended world voyages as an unconventional retirement plan. Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for voyage 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyage
Noun
  • Importance Of Cruise-Specific Cover To protect from financial loss, cruise travel agency Vacations To Go strongly recommends the purchase of travel insurance with every cruise.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Top ranked by prominent travel publications and cruise aficionados, Seabourn is acclaimed for its luxe yacht-like atmosphere and renowned personalized service.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • All trucks that travel California roads must be fully transitioned to clean technology by 2045.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Police said the man was crossing Rose Street and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old Berkeley woman woman that was traveling eastbound on Rose Street.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • On October 23, biologists put Moira on a boat, then sailed 8 miles out to sea.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The deployment of the Shandong beyond the first island chain might explain the increase in Chinese military aircraft activity in airspace south of Taiwan since Sunday, as the aircraft carrier sailed in nearby waters while leaving the South China Sea for the Philippine Sea.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • On dreary days, spend a few hours at the National Museum of Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland; when the weather cooperates, journey down the Royal Mile (Old Town’s main thoroughfare) and hike up to Arthur’s Seat, an ancient volcano and the highest peak in Holyrood Park.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Ahead of the inaugural May 11, 2026 cruise to Alaska, the MSC Poesia will journey to Seattle from Miami via the Panama Canal, allowing cruisers to transit through the iconic canal.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Perez said since 65% of the visitors to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show are from overseas, mainly Europe and Latin America, the development will draw from a global clientele of yacht owners and boating enthusiasts.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
  • More than 26 miles long with over 110 miles of shoreline, the lake is water-sports central, filled with people boating, kayaking, wakeboarding, paddleboarding and parasailing.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week US, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Then, the duo sailed for ten days up the Alaskan Panhandle, before trekking 20 more miles to reach the peak.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • My family trekked across the entire United States to get here.
    Claire Carusillo, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • In September, the Hayward, Calif., resident toured Spain with a company that specializes in scouting trips for Americans looking to move abroad.
    Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The film has already toured the festival circuit, making stops at the Houston Asian American Pacific Islander (HAAPI) Film Festival and the Asian Film Festival Barcelona among others.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Of the almost 600,000 electric scooter trips the city logged between May and September, Lime accounted for about 89% and Spin, its competitor, made up the remaining.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Consider light-colored clothing or reflective tape for costumes, and adjust costume length to avoid tripping.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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