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as in tour
a short trip for pleasure
our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state
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as in tangent
a departure from the subject under consideration
the professor's frequent and sometimes far-ranging excursions in his lectures are the stuff of campus legend
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Recent Examples of excursion
Commodore tier guests enjoy private transfers between home and ships (within a 50-mile radius); complimentary airport transfers; discounts on fares, excursions, hotel and land programs, and invitations to new ship christenings.
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
My three-night stay on the Sun Princess during its debut excursion from the U.S.—sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nassau, Bahamas—radically changed my outlook.
—Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
The ship usually delivers tickets for the excursion to your stateroom.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
For example, in the European itinerary, the shore excursion that includes hiking up Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii often sells out.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
My three-night stay on the Sun Princess during its debut excursion from the U.S.—sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nassau, Bahamas—radically changed my outlook.
—Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
The ship usually delivers tickets for the excursion to your stateroom.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
For example, in the European itinerary, the shore excursion that includes hiking up Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii often sells out.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excursion
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The city is expecting 500,000 tourists for the pop star’s six-night, two-weekend stand of her Eras tour.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere, Yotam Ottolenghi is midway through a world tour, and Rick Stein's UK theatre tour will be kicking off in March.Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Odd tangents by Trump, such as about the fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter or the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s genitalia, have also become routine.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Stephen seemed to have a couple tangents like that one.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Climb the cabin’s scenic watchtower to scout for wildlife like ospreys, bald eagles, and deer, or catch more flora and fauna from the nearby hiking jaunts, including six-mile out-and-back Snoopers Rock Trail, roughly a 30-minute drive away.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Skip the Rose Bowl loop and take this woodsy path instead This 2-mile jaunt in Pasadena takes you away from the busy Rose Bowl loop to a quieter path.L.A. Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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That changed after an expedition to Iceland in search of the last of the great auks.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Children and their parents go on an expedition to learn about the insects in the garden, with a magnifying glass, pencil and crayons to record their findings.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The women's recent outing comes after Moore, Griffith and Wilson reunited at the Unforgettable Evening event in Beverly Hills, California, in April.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The billion-dollar outing will conclude next August/Sept. with a 10-show run at Wembley Stadium in London.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Excursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excursion. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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