road-trip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-trip
Verb
  • People choose to migrate for various reasons including job opportunities and improved situations for their children, according to Bethany Letiecq, professor of education and human development at George Mason University.
    Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Each year, the organization tracks the number of monarchs that migrate to the California coast, including Northern Baja, as well as areas in inland California and Arizona.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold.
    WIRED, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Matthews’ August resolution called for either a bigger sales tax increase — 1.4 cents — to help pay for the full Silver Line as light rail or for all rail projects to be converted to bus rapid transit.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Busing was politically explosive, and Adams reports that media coverage of the case focused more on the busing angle than on the segregation that busing was intended to rectify.
    Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Let your mind wander over the prompts without judging what comes up.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • For nonmembers, who can enter at 9 a.m., the event represents a great time to wander the gardens, buy plants and seek inspiration from gardening experts.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In the 1960s, a quarter of dogs roamed freely, and euthanasia rates in shelters were 10 to 20 times higher.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Like Great Sand Dunes in Colorado—one of my favorite national parks—this state park is a beautiful place to roam, explore, and spend a night under a starry sky.
    Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • People pilgrimage here to sample the best of traditional rural Portuguese cuisine in a delightful countryside setting.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • And hundreds were killed outside Mecca in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage in 2015.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • England were motoring towards a potential total of 400 as Duckett and Joe Root rebuilt after Phil Salt and Jamie Smith played loose shots in unconvincing cameos.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Can-Am The Pulse e-moto is designed as a street commuter for motoring around town, while the Origin is built as a dual-sport to venture into uncharted territory.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Carriacou also has an impressive lineup of events throughout the year, including its own Carnival celebration every February and a famed regatta, giving travelers plenty of reasons to hop on the ferry or flight from Grenada. Petite Martinique The island of Petite Martinique is, indeed, petite.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Cozens quickly hopped on a flight and arrived in Ottawa by 9 p.m. ET Friday.
    Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Road-trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road-trip. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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