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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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Recent Examples of voyage
Noun
The voyage was nearly two hours old when the vessel lost contact with its support ship, setting off a frantic search. David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025 Snap Universal Power Bank The eternal quest for power is one modern voyage every traveler is familiar with. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
This authentic replica of an ancient Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe was built in the 1970s and has since voyaged thousands of nautical miles. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024 Modes of reaching the destination are expanding as Aurora Expeditions joins small-ship pioneers Heritage Expeditions in voyaging to these under-the-radar islands, on its new, state-of-the-art small expedition ship, the Douglas Mawson, from late 2025. Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for voyage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyage
Noun
  • Our cruise lines market to the target demographic in the right places ...
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The couple met on the luxury cruise where Juan was working and the two hit it off.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than carry around a complete sewing kit, tuck a few safety pins into your purse, wallet, or carry-on, safety pins take up zero space, are TSA-approved, and can even come in handy to impress a colleague or traveling partner.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In this region, land, sea, and Black labor converged to leave a culinary imprint that has traveled far beyond the Carolina coast.
    Cynthia R. Greenlee, Bon Appétit, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Chinese flotilla sailed to the south and arrived in the Tasman Sea 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, on Australia's east coast, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The cameras roll, and the sea and sky, with a click of a mouse, become a tropical afternoon and a gentle swell, and Sandokan sails once more.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • After journeying to the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana to seek asylum, she and others in her group were shackled and flown to Panama.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Mark invited me to attend a fabric fair in Milan in July, then to journey to the nearby fabric mill, where the materials for my suit would be prepared.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • During these inspections, officers often find other violations of the law, including boating under the influence of alcohol.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Dorsey first learned of Rivera’s disappearance from a family relative while grocery shopping, People reported, and sped 145 miles to Lake Piru, where Rivera and her son Josey went boating.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • This last part included steep sandy segments where trekking poles were essential.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Since then, Aria has been trekking on the long road to recovery and making friends along the way.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Taper’s Choice has toured regularly since, and jam luminaries like Phish’s Mike Gordon and ’60s Dead member Tom Constanten have sat in with them.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Having just released its last album in January 2024 and then immediately touring through late May, the new album comes just nine months after the band began writing it.
    Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Lamine Yamal caught up with him, bumped into him and tripped the centre back to the ground.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Colorado dropped 13 games in a row to open the conference season before tripping UCF.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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