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Recent Examples of jaunt
Noun
The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu. Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024 Abrams in a white gown hugged Swift tightly and then bowed before jaunting down the catwalk to her exit point in the middle of the diamond. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
Verb
The yacht is suited to both inshore and offshore jaunts, with preliminary testing indicating impressive velocity, balance, and control in all conditions. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 June 2025 Cedar Bloom, a campground and farm in Cave Junction, has become an annual jaunt, and for good reason. The Editors, Outside Online, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for jaunt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaunt
Noun
  • To get out into the wilderness, guests have their pick of adventurous excursions.
    Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
  • Some could be anticipated, like airfare and a wine tasting excursion, but there were also unpredictable expenses like Ubers, bar tabs, and more.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 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
Noun
  • Hynes kicks off his tour on October 29, in Berlin, Germany, and continues with additional shows in Europe and his native England.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 8 July 2025
  • This October, McAloon will be playing dates in the U.K. for his Two Wheels Good tour to commemorate Prefab Sprout’s 1985 classic album Steve McQueen.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Partygoers wandered the streets, drinks in hand, wearing Scrim costumes made from furry onesies.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 5 July 2025
  • Read a book, breathe deeply or just let your mind wander.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Reynolds is hoping the selection of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope — Pope Leo XIV — might boost the city as a travel and pilgrimage destination.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • In fact, her pilgrimage back to Mexico after completing her studies wasn’t merely a homecoming, but a calling to immerse herself in indigenous communities.
    Pooja Shah, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Such broad, open spaces were essential to the origins of the giant sloths, and so creating wide-open spaces helps spur the evolution of giants to roam such environments.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • Thus, in what could be a bit of serendipity, if the sample return is postponed indefinitely, Perseverance is free to roam beyond the rim of Jezero Crater.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 10 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
Verb
  • Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • Setting Sail on Cruise Ships The summer travel season also kicks off with cruise passengers voyaging throughout different parts of the United States.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025

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“Jaunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaunt. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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