as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure
took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping
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Recent Examples of junkets
Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
When studio movies come to the Croisette, they’re accompanied by stars on the red carpet and parties and marketing junkets.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
In a few famous cases, star appearances on promotion junkets exacerbated personal conflicts to stimulate audience interest.
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Peter Bart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Miles Teller has been in Cannes promoting his star turn in James Gray’s competition title Paper Tiger, but the star continues to be shy about press junkets after a September 2015 Esquire magazine profile.
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Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
Beyond consultant services, YouTube also connects some of these creators with speaking events and press junkets to extend reach and boost awareness.
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Alex Sherman,zach Vallese,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
During her time in Congress Bass had a penchant for international junkets.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
In the clip, Gosling—playing the part of his character, who has been selected for a fictional space mission—delivers lines more commonly found on social media than in traditional press junkets.
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Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Hammed Animashaun also delivered a cutting take on film junkets with agonizingly enthusiastic influencer interviewers.
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Scott Bryan,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
And this cast wasn’t simply showing up to junkets.
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Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
When studio movies come to the Croisette, they’re accompanied by stars on the red carpet and parties and marketing junkets.
—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
In a few famous cases, star appearances on promotion junkets exacerbated personal conflicts to stimulate audience interest.
—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Miles Teller has been in Cannes promoting his star turn in James Gray’s competition title Paper Tiger, but the star continues to be shy about press junkets after a September 2015 Esquire magazine profile.
—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
Beyond consultant services, YouTube also connects some of these creators with speaking events and press junkets to extend reach and boost awareness.
—
Alex Sherman,zach Vallese,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
During her time in Congress Bass had a penchant for international junkets.
—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
In the clip, Gosling—playing the part of his character, who has been selected for a fictional space mission—delivers lines more commonly found on social media than in traditional press junkets.
—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Hammed Animashaun also delivered a cutting take on film junkets with agonizingly enthusiastic influencer interviewers.
—
Scott Bryan,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junkets
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Decades of river tours For more than nine decades, the Jungle Queen ferried generations of visitors through Fort Lauderdale’s scenic waterways, serving up sightseeing cruises, dinner excursions, and evenings at its proprietary Tropical Isle.
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Be punctual for shore excursions and activities to avoid delays or missing out without a refund.
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Nine people joined the Forbes CMO Hall of Fame this year, which honors those who have been on the list five times.
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Gardner’s ideal bite features smoke balanced by the texture of a good char, which honors meat that has been cooking for hours, if not days.
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Explore the Environmental Learning Center, where boardwalk trails, kayak tours, and hands-on exhibits showcase the local ecosystem.
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Spicy foods are often avoided during royal tours, though the rules are more relaxed when Middleton is eating at home.
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Trump regularly regales audiences with his prowess as a dealmaker by recounting conversations he's had with Macron about trade irritants, mimicking Macron's responses in an exaggerated accent.
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Aboard the boat, Terry regales his passengers with tales of the river, from namesake Twain to tragic Lovers' Leap just downstream of Hannibal.
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The fabric is easy to wipe down if something leaks or spills (a common occurrence during my travels).
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In Judges 19 a Levite and his concubine stop in their travels in Gibeah in the land of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.
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Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.
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The other eighty percent serves coordination theater, process compliance, and activity generation that feeds measurement systems nobody designed with purpose in mind.
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The result is classic banana pudding flavor in the form of a snack cake that feeds a crowd, travels well, and slices neatly for picnics, potlucks, and cookouts.
Verb
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Jordan Clarkson, New York Clarkson rebirthed his career in New York as a role-playing bench wing who feasts on offensive boards (no, really) and plays more defense than the Utah version.
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Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.
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