touring

noun

tour·​ing ˈtu̇r-iŋ How to pronounce touring (audio)
1
: participation in a tour
2
: cross-country skiing for pleasure

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Despite the lack of new material, Joel remains one of the most popular touring acts in the world. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025 While at Second City, Wendt met Bernadette Birkett, a fellow Chicago native and fellow member of Second City’s touring company, in 1976 while the two were at Ravinia. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 Breakaway, an independent live entertainment brand and touring music festival company, has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for representation. Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 May 2025 Once a globe-trotting touring artist, these days Moore only plays his native island, performing solo — accompanying himself on guitar, bodhran drum or sometimes singing a cappella — while exploring a repertoire of songs that cut across several hundred years of history. Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for touring

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of touring was in 1794

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“Touring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touring. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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