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Recent Examples of barnstorm
After being awarded the Medal of Honor, O’Hare was brought home by the Navy to barnstorm on a Lindbergh-style celebrity tour.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
For decades after the first eight planets were barnstormed, orbited, and landed upon by spacecraft from Earth, Pluto remained the only one of the solar system’s major worlds that never received a visit—a slight that was not rectified until the New Horizons spacecraft flew by it in 2015.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The get-back with Sivan will extend Brat Summer into 2025 after the dynamic duo barnstormed arenas in North America on the 22-city fall Sweat Tour, as well as giving European audiences their first look at the Sweat aesthetic.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have barnstormed the states, making their final pitches to crucial voters that could put them in the White House.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
For decades after the first eight planets were barnstormed, orbited, and landed upon by spacecraft from Earth, Pluto remained the only one of the solar system’s major worlds that never received a visit—a slight that was not rectified until the New Horizons spacecraft flew by it in 2015.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
The get-back with Sivan will extend Brat Summer into 2025 after the dynamic duo barnstormed arenas in North America on the 22-city fall Sweat Tour, as well as giving European audiences their first look at the Sweat aesthetic.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have barnstormed the states, making their final pitches to crucial voters that could put them in the White House.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
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The project started with a three-week boot camp, and the shoot involved a lot of long, roving wide shots that basically unfold in real time.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Director Ico Costa, who has made other documentaries in Mozambique, has a roving camera that manages to tell a place’s story through its people while never identifying anyone by name or following them in the traditional cinéma vérité style.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to the American Emu Association, the birds — which are native to Australia — are often considered livestock, and it's usually recommended that owners have at least one acre of land for the bird to roam.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Fewer crowds, more room to roam, and a slower, sweeter pace—this is Pismo Beach as it was meant to be experienced. Pismo Beach on a Tuesday?—
Cliff Lewis,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
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The lighthearted post comes just a few days after Cardi hopped on Instagram for a more disheartening reason.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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Solana Beach Children’s Spring Festival and Egg Hunt Solana Beach’s Children’s Spring Festival & Egg Hunt hops into La Colonia Community Park on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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On Monday night, a glittering crowd stepped out to celebrate the store’s opening, before heading over to Palazzo Serbelloni to wander through its halls and take in the homewares collection.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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Nestled along the sandy shores of Siloso Beach, the resort is adorned in tropical greenery, while peacocks wander freely across the gardens, hornbills perch in the frangipani trees and dinosaur-like monitor lizards sunbathe by breakfast tables.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Still, the younger Sheets was mired in a 3-for-24 start in spring training and was not in the lineup the day the Padres bused to Maryvale for an exhibition against the Brewers.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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There was talk of a constitutional amendment prohibiting busing as a tool of desegregation.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Don Jazzy tells me that while most of the industry gallivanted over the festive season, Rema was recording, too.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
17 Aug. 2024
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Best time to visit Athens Best months: October–May Many people tack a stay in Athens onto the start or end of a Greek island jaunt during the busy summer period—but consider instead dedicating a good week to digging into the nitty-gritty of this dynamic city.—
Helen Iatrou,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
29 Nov. 2024
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The 27-year-old was on his way to becoming a doctor, had a girlfriend, Alexis Waggoner, and was about to jet off on a vacation to Florida, per the Columbus Monthly.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Before closing out the year, the two jetted off to St. Barts.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Barnstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorm. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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