road-trip

verb

Definition of road-tripnext
as in to migrate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-trip
  1. migrate
  2. jaunt
  3. bus
  4. wander
  5. roam
  6. pilgrimage
  7. motor
  8. hop
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
Definition of migrate
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
Definition of jaunt
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
Definition of bus
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
Definition of wander
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
Definition of roam
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
Definition of pilgrimage
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
Definition of motor
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
Definition of hop
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