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Recent Examples of grand tour
Maybe it was mandated by what the stars wanted to do, but any show that has not one but two George Jones tributes in the course of an evening counts as a bit of a grand tour itself.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Wes Anderson's trademark meticulous production design is well-suited to the palatial hotel and its gorgeous alpine locale, and the film gives us a grand tour of the fictional European country.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The book’s captions balance information and humor, as do mini-essays in which Emery and Lei reflect upon various stops on Flaco’s grand tour.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
Wes Anderson's trademark meticulous production design is well-suited to the palatial hotel and its gorgeous alpine locale, and the film gives us a grand tour of the fictional European country.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The book’s captions balance information and humor, as do mini-essays in which Emery and Lei reflect upon various stops on Flaco’s grand tour.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tour
Noun
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As the film progresses, viewers are taken through various seasons.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined. Source: National Interagency Fire Center This story was originally published April 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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For five years, fans made the pilgrimage to Raleigh, North Carolina, transforming this capital city in the South into a massive celebration of creativity, community, and hip-hop.—
Tykesha Spivey Burton,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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Others may also visit the sacred sites for a voluntary pilgrimage called Umrah that can be undertaken at any time.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Andy Pages’ struggles were noteworthy enough that the rookie was given a day off this week before slugging two home runs to cap the recent trip.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Original price: $349.99 The Coleman Pro 55-quart hard cooler is an ideal day cooler for taking to the beach, or a great camping cooler for weekend trips.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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His journey was captured in a recent documentary titled Punt on RTE Player, an Irish public service broadcaster.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Af Klint kept a meticulous record of her spiritual journey, in what would grow to thousands of pages of handwritten notebooks.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: On a recent expedition to Antarctica, researchers made a startling discovery after part of a huge ice sheet broke off.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Isaacman, a superstar of the NewSpace sector, will lead NASA into a new era of celestial expeditions, Kelly forecasts.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Friday night was The Green Heart Gala at Ron Bergeron’s Alligator Ron’s Saloon in Weston, where an auction for everything from a Kenyan safari to artwork to a python hunt with the Miccosukee tribe raised money for The Green Heart of the Everglades Project.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The couple met at a Grammys afterparty in 2013, before Teller proposed on an African safari in August 2017.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian writer whose novels spoke of the human quest for freedom and won him the Nobel Prize for literature in 2010, was once a frequent visitor to Lima’s Café Haiti in the upscale Miraflores neighborhood.—
Howard LaFranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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Maxine Peake anchors the entire episode on a physical and emotional level, bringing an equal amount of resolve and terror to her character’s quest to evade a murderous robotic guard dog.—
Steve Greene,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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The same company leads hiking excursions on the Princes’ Islands and cycling tours across Istanbul, providing even more unforgettable outdoor adventures.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Helicopter tours in New York have been controversial, and some flights have turned deadly, USA TODAY reported.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Grand tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20tour. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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