Thesaurus results for JAUNTS

jaunts 1 of 2

noun

plural of jaunt

as in excursions

a short trip for pleasure took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day

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jaunts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jaunt

as in trips

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Recent Examples of jaunts

Noun

These jaunts test sensors and advanced new materials in the hypersonic flight environment, among other tasks. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Some of his admirers gathered at the Indiana Dunes State Park Friday for the hike, including his widow Susan Seman, who because of her ailments normally couldn’t go on her husband’s jaunts. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 The money is enough to fund Starbucks runs and bowling outings and occasional jaunts to the Hamptons with friends. — Erika Janes, Curbed, 17 July 2026 The others are four-game jaunts in late March and early April. — Scott Powers, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Following Sunday’s gig, the tour will have clocked in at 1,165 days (with plenty of days off in between regional jaunts, of course). — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Private-jet travel with a choice of formats, from regional jaunts to multi-continent itineraries, gives Abercrombie & Kent an edge over the competition. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 Family shopping jaunts that were once leisurely affairs are being scrapped in favor of quick trips during off-hours to grab essentials and go home, suffering business owners say. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 In 2023, the Milk Carton Kids had another pinnacle moment when creating their own event, the Los Angeles Folk Festival, wanting to bring together the voices behind the treasured musical storyteller tradition in a city often preoccupied with Sunset Strip rock deities and annual jaunts to Coachella. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunts

Noun

Several longer excursions continue beyond the summit into Canada, revealing a landscape many visitors to Southeast Alaska never see and allowing time to step off the train and explore places that played an important role in Klondike history.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Cruiseline excursions may offer additional protections when delays occur, while independent operators have their own policies, so understand the terms before booking either option.

— Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of excursions

Verb

Standard rooms already feel generous by Vegas standards, and suites step up to apartment-like layouts, with separate living areas that make longer stays or work trips more comfortable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
An agent holding valid credentials, performing thousands of plausible-looking actions across four days, trips neither alarm.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of trips

Noun

Higher-income Americans typically aren't the ones cutting back on groceries to afford their travels, for example.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
As both overland and maritime trade became more secure and efficient, exchange between Europe and Asia deepened, facilitating the travels of figures such as Marco Polo, Giovanni da Pian del Carpini, and Ibn Battuta.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of travels

Verb

North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Today, the herd roams the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and is managed in partnership with the local fire company, which hosts the annual pony swim—a beloved local tradition.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026

Definition of roams

Noun

Carl Schuster, who served three tours on the Lincoln’s sister ship, the USS Nimitz, in the late 1970s and 1980s, said life aboard can be isolating, especially for enlisted crew who work deep inside the 100,000-ton carriers.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Nearly three-quarters of its humanoid revenue came from research and education in the first nine months of 2025, while corporate tours made up more than half of its still-small industrial business, a company filing showed.

— Elaine Yu,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tours

Verb

Carlos Manuel Vesga submitted the Pluribus episode where Manousos treks up through South America while accepting no help from the hive members, a showcase of defiant pride and a good bit of physically demanding work.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

Definition of treks

Verb

This one stars Cox himself as a mysterious and formidable old man in an undertaker’s suit and parson’s hat who wanders into an Arizona border town in 1890 to gather the names of dead Mexican laborers.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Sometimes, my mind wanders to a question that feels inconceivable.

— Ayana Lage, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wanders

Verb

Seasonal excursions range from a roughly three-hour summit trip to longer journeys through British Columbia and the Yukon.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
In a world where AI will build almost anything it is asked to, competitiveness can come from knowing which journeys to avoid spending money and time on.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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