as in journeys
a long trip from one place to another
Their yearlong odyssey took them to the other side of the world.
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Noun
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Numerous expeditions have failed over the past century to rediscover the species.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2025 -
His first-person stories include supersonic rides in seven separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 feet; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The firm that operated the helicopter that crashed in the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people aboard, has a long history of flying excursions around New York City, some of which have encountered safety problems.—
Patrick McGeehan,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In Ecuador and Peru, in addition to shore excursions to learn hat making and ceviche making, respectively, there are opportunities to leave the ship and fly off to a four-day exploration of the Galápagos and a two-night trip to Machu Picchu, meeting the ship at a later port.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Odysseys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odysseys. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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