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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4
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
Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Jane has supported her son through the business and traveling around in a car to go to competitions.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
Excluding the impact of travel retail Asia, L’Oréal’s growth at group level accelerated by one point each quarter last year.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Verb
If French and German series travel internationally on Netflix and other platforms, the logic goes, why not Catalan?
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Jane has supported her son through the business and traveling around in a car to go to competitions.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
That doesn’t include tournaments, and the costs associated with travel.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
Excluding the impact of travel retail Asia, L’Oréal’s growth at group level accelerated by one point each quarter last year.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for travel
Verb
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One of our editors put biking gear to the test by trekking over 40 miles in a day.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Lane has worked her way through more than 50 countries across all seven continents, trying everything from snowshoeing in Antarctica to glacier trekking in the French Alps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The nearly 450-foot-tall bridge, one of the vehicular bridges in the Trinity River Corridor Project, connects downtown Dallas to West Dallas and traverses the Trinity River.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Watkins was making his way down from the stands when Mattarella arrived at the venue, with his security locking down the path Watkins needed to traverse to make it to Johnson.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Carney ordered government buildings to fly flags at half-mast for the next week.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Two airline sources said that airlines were given the impression that the closure was done out of an abundance of caution due to the FAA's inability to predict where drones might be flying.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Studying auroras is important, because they are associated with geomagnetic storms, which can cause all kinds of technical issues for satellites in space, as well as endanger astronauts.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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On average, increasing land-use mix by 20% was associated with a 7% relative increase in short-distance trips.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The documents appear to show that Andrew forwarded Epstein reports about Vietnam, Singapore and other places, which he had been sent in relation to an official trip.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended his international trip and declared national mourning, with government flags to fly at half-staff for seven days.—
Jim Morris,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At some point during your trip, Pecoraro suggests journeying to the outskirts of the city, either by bike or scooter.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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Before that, the indigenous Yavapati journeyed here to bathe in the property’s mineral-rich hot springs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As for the Dow, the blue-chip index traded in the 900s when Silverblatt began his career, and crossed 50,000 points one week after his retirement.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Being cross with a fish interferes with my zen.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Early in my freshman year of college, a speeding car struck my twin brother, Jim, on a street near our campus.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Warren tore her other ACL at the end of her college soccer career, recovered and relocated to Salt Lake City to commit to speed skating full-time, only to need another surgery a year later to clear up issues from the previous procedure.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Travel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/travel. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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