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as in cruise
a journey over water in a vessel the long, perilous voyage down the Atlantic seaboard, around Cape Horn, and up South America's Pacific coast

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verb

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Recent Examples of voyage
Noun
Others responded with ethnographic studies showing that such voyages were both historic fact and current practice. The Conversation, 14 May 2025 Instead, their voyage across the Strait of Gibraltar becomes a nightmare as they’re relentlessly attacked by rogue orcas. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Verb
For some context, that Titan submersible voyaging to the wreckage imploded at a depth of more than 10,000 feet. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025 Wilmore and Williams voyaged home in a spacecraft manufactured by Boeing's competitor, SpaceX. The White House credited Donald Trump for the astronauts' return. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for voyage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyage
Noun
  • The cruise industry has recovered since the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • Find ways to pair study and adventure while Mercury cruises through Gemini.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
  • In previous postseasons — many of which ended with disappointing early eliminations — the Dodgers would use one wide-body plane to shuttle players, coaches, executives, staff, broadcasters and other members of their bloated playoff traveling party from city to city.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Guests will sail aboard the luxurious and modern Amadeus Star, enjoying hotel-style comforts, gourmet cuisine, and private small-group excursions led by an experienced resident tour director.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
  • But then Betts misfired on a flip to second base, sailing the ball over teammate Tommy Edman’s head to put runners on the corners.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Organizations need new technical solutions such as customer data platforms (CDPs), journey orchestration engines and unified analytics dashboards while simultaneously adopting a fresh mindset.
    Amit Ojha, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Ever since she was born on the page four decades ago, Bechdel’s fictional self has regularly journeyed between insecure and panicked, conveyed by the artist through subtle downturns in her tiny dash of a mouth.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • With the weekend marking the unofficial start of summer, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said its marine unit has taken to the water in Lake Michigan and the Chain O Lakes to enforce the laws and keep boating safe.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Almost a decade later, the game, which tasks players to catch virtual Pokemon by trekking to real-world locations, racked up 100 million players in 2024, Niantic said.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • However, just before returning home, the crew picked up the Chinese migrants from Hong Kong and dropped them off at Robe, a community about 365 miles (400 kilometers) west of the main ports in Victoria, from which the migrants trekked overland to the gold mines, Hunter said.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • An initial announcement said the 25 VIPs–the majority of their identities so far unknown–would tour the White House.
    Michelle Conlin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Since then she’s been on the road, touring along the West Coast from Vancouver to Los Angeles in support of Canadian singer Lights.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Pulliam saw the coyote emerge from the nearby woods and tried to distract it by throwing rocks, but tripped in the process.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • The novelty of seeing string puppet rockers spin and levitate, often tripping and tumbling in stride to the delight of the audience, never gets old.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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