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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
They were also accompanied by escort ships to ensure the crew's safety, supplying fresh water twice during the voyage. ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025 This long voyage, together with the rarity and beauty of sapphires, must have contributed to its high value. David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
To be clear, this theory is incorrect, and those six women really did voyage into space in a Blue Origin rocket, but where did this story come from? Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for voyage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyage
Noun
  • Building its own domestic and anti-ballistic defence systems is out of Ukraine’s capacity at the moment—and as such, Ukraine has focused on the development of cruise and ballistic missiles--namely the Neptune and Hrim-2 —since the war’s outset.
    Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Russia fired 397 Shahed and decoy drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv and five other regions, authorities said.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Fine dining and traveling aboard a boat may seem like an unlikely pairing.
    Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • After all, snowmobiles can’t smell seals or polar bears, nor travel quietly enough to avoid scaring off potential prey.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Boaters can set out from the property and sail into Vineyard Harbor and the open waters beyond.
    Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • But that ship had sailed, was sinking, and had the Heat’s season taking on water.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Use empathy maps and journey mapping to identify user pain points, motivations and workflow dependencies.
    Dan Teixeira, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • This family journey deeply shaped Fisher’s lifelong scholarly drive to chronicle the struggles and the triumphs of Black communities in the American West.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • For the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, each nation was also boated down the river, making the Seine a focal point for Olympians and visitors.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • The Chinese have forbidden any fishing or boating on the lake due to conservation commitments, but our guide informed us that occasionally North Korean soldiers will venture with a boat for fishing in the lake.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Visitors had to trek into a ravine, navigate the overgrown forest and locate the ruins.
    Aspen Pflughoeft July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • Archaeologist and travel company founder Peter Sommer—who has trekked 2,000 miles across Turkey retracing Alexander the Great’s route—shares five sites that offer tourists millennia-old history, unblemished landscapes, and intrepid hikes - all without the crowds.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • The band has been consistently touring ever since and are currently celebrating their highs and lows on their milestone 20th anniversary tour.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump toured the spot last week after landing Air Force One there, and his Homeland Security Department paid homage to the state facility on June 28 by posting on social media an illustration depicting alligators wearing ICE caps outside a prison.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • An employee at a Pyro Spectaculars, Inc. warehouse tripped and dropped a combustible shell.
    Calista Oetama July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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