as in traveled
to take a trip especially of some distance
thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer
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Recent Examples of toured
There’s also a gleeful sequence where the six members of the virtuosic onstage band swan around in polyester housecoats and peroxide wigs, all representing H’s childhood piano teacher, Doris, a woman who toured with Horowitz and sounds like Foghorn Leghorn with a pack-a-day Virginia Slims habit.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Johnson toured the track Monday as the first concrete barriers were arriving on the base.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The Commonwealth’s capital marked the last of the five to be toured Monday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
After Zappa died in 1993, Willis frequently toured with his own group, but also remained deeply involved with various Zappa tribute efforts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
The band regrouped, won a battle with Elektra to use the 10,000 Maniacs name, and has toured and recorded in various configurations ever since.
—Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
In 1925, Powell toured with the Royal Peacocks, a dance band based in Louisville, Ky.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
President Abraham Lincoln also surveyed several warships during the American Civil War, and President Theodore Roosevelt, who had served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the McKinley administration, toured several battleships as president.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The group, which now includes founding members Liam Howlett and Maxim, has toured regularly since 2022 and is working on the follow-up to its 2018 album No Tourists.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 May 2026
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Johnson toured the track Monday as the first concrete barriers were arriving on the base.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The Commonwealth’s capital marked the last of the five to be toured Monday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
After Zappa died in 1993, Willis frequently toured with his own group, but also remained deeply involved with various Zappa tribute efforts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
The band regrouped, won a battle with Elektra to use the 10,000 Maniacs name, and has toured and recorded in various configurations ever since.
—Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026
In 1925, Powell toured with the Royal Peacocks, a dance band based in Louisville, Ky.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
President Abraham Lincoln also surveyed several warships during the American Civil War, and President Theodore Roosevelt, who had served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the McKinley administration, toured several battleships as president.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The group, which now includes founding members Liam Howlett and Maxim, has toured regularly since 2022 and is working on the follow-up to its 2018 album No Tourists.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toured
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Here was a man who had conquered eight halls of fame, had traveled the world many times over, and nothing compared to his home.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Prosecutors allege Gitesatani traveled to Los Angeles to attend the protest.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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Fortunately, the ever-inventive Hannah Mears, the Pirates’ TV sideline reporter, trekked all the way up there to find out.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
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The soccer gods looked down on Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and teased the hundreds of Colorado Springs Switchbacks fans who trekked up I-25 to Commerce City.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Most days, a bottle of vodka journeyed from standing full in a cabinet to laying empty in a recycling bin.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
14 May 2026
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The group journeyed to a gothic mansion in La Jolla and dressed as Marie Antoinette in extravagant rococo dresses.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Toured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toured. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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