Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstormed
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From an animal that once roamed across a wide swath of eastern Australia to a population small enough to fit in a single room — the collapse was staggering.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026 -
In early 2025, right-wing influencers roamed downtown Nuuk, handing out $100 bills to children and telling them to pose for cameras while wearing free MAGA swag.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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By the end of the war in 1944, the hotel had seen its share of wear and tear—more than 100,000 servicemen traipsed through the hotel over the two years—and Laughner decided to sell, at quite a loss.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
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The man hopped out of his minivan, ran toward an empty Wauwatosa police squad car and got in as officers tried to arrest him.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Stapleton’s blues-leaning song played as Pitt, who portrayed the character Sonny Hayes, hopped into the APXGP car.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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As one of the brand's newest global ambassadors, Graham, 37, gallivanted around New York for the campaign.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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On the first day the TREC team toured the area, an older gentleman came up and told Matthews the space was his first church.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Upon his arrival in Tennessee, Finney toured with Foster & Lloyd and later contributed to the solo careers of Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were the reason their son fell in love with the sport of figure skating and had coached him towards his dream of representing Team USA at a Winter Games.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Vanderbilt, coached by longtime Husky Shea Ralph, has been in the top 10 all year despite its SEC schedule.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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The couple sailed to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas specifically to visit Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, which opened in December.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her skis sailed out from under her.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Barnstormed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstormed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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