1
as in to trek
to take a trip especially of some distance
the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries
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2
as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
will travel the river for a while and then continue on land
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3
as in to fly
to proceed or move quickly
that racehorse can definitely travel
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as in to associate
to come or be together as friends
he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college
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as in trip
often travels plural
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village
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Recent Examples of travel
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Jack Moorhouse, 19, has been drafted in for first-team training and is set to travel to London.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
The keys also have shallow travel and inconsistent tactile feedback.
—PCMAG, 16 Feb. 2025
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The trooper was stopped in the right shoulder, assisting a disabled vehicle with their emergency lights activated, when a vehicle traveling in the right lane entered the right shoulder and struck the trooper’s vehicle.
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Several years ago, many people could claim an itemized deduction for unreimbursed employee travel expenses.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for travel
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This last part included steep sandy segments where trekking poles were essential.—
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Since then, Aria has been trekking on the long road to recovery and making friends along the way.—
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Their weapon, the Sarmat, is named for centuries-old nomads who traversed the steppe on horse.—
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As Atom and Claudine traverse the countryside and meet various other characters (cast mostly from non-professional actors), the frame takes on a spectral presence.—
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Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday.—
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Next, families fly to Cottar’s Bush Villa in the Maasai Mara’s Borana Wildlife Conservancy, where everyone can gather Circle of Life–style for sundowners at the inspiration for Lion King’s Pride Rock.—
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Lung conditions associated with clubbed fingernails include: Lung cancer: About 80% of secondary cases are triggered by lung cancer.—
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That can add up quickly, so what are the risks associated with too much sugar in the body?—
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Funding Ben Stiller’s trip to Ukraine?—haven’t exactly held up to scrutiny.—
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After a first trip to the replay review area, home plate umpire Brandon Cooper had a discussion with Washington State Coach Nathan Choate, then huddled with the full crew and went back to the tunnel.—
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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.—
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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.—
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How Fentanyl Enters the U.S.: Mexican drug cartels are turning thousands of Americans into fentanyl smugglers, sending an army of couriers who can easily cross between both countries.—
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Chastain gives her riskiest performance in some time as a rich arts patron who encourages Fernando to cross the border illegally in order for her foundation to give an American showcase of his art.—
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An automobile sped around another car stopped for crossing signals on Wisconsin Highway 14 near Kenosha and into the path of a Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad electric passenger train heading south for Chicago at 70 mph.—
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Some experts have warned that Trump's agenda might speed up the program's insolvency.—
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“Travel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travel. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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