as in travelled
to take a trip especially of some distance
an intense yearning to journey to distant lands
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Recent Examples of journeyed
The art will encompass the stories of Black people who journeyed north to escape slavery and the early Westfield settlers who ran safehouses that harbored them during their travels.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Gilbert, phone recorder and notebook in hand to document Westheimer’s stories and wisdom, journeyed to meet up with Westheimer every week beginning in 2024.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
For years, the world’s biggest stars journeyed to Nigeria to experience Fela’s Shrine, the physical home for his musical revolution.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Our family rode all the classic rides at Magic Kingdom, journeyed to France at EPCOT via Skyliner for a decadent breakfast, spotted hippos and lions on an open-air safari tour at Animal Kingdom, and roasted s’mores over a toasty campfire at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
By contrast, six Black women have journeyed to outer space as astronauts, a job that is equally demanding and risky and for which the odds of being selected are very low.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the Beatz family journeyed to Aspen for spring break with three out of five of their kids and had a ball.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
This float season, about 150,000 people have journeyed down the river between Barber and Ann Morrison parks, according to Boise Parks and Recreation.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
The birds that journeyed north for the breeding season to take advantage of the region’s long daylight hours and abundant insects during its summer months have raised their young.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2025
Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Gilbert, phone recorder and notebook in hand to document Westheimer’s stories and wisdom, journeyed to meet up with Westheimer every week beginning in 2024.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
For years, the world’s biggest stars journeyed to Nigeria to experience Fela’s Shrine, the physical home for his musical revolution.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Our family rode all the classic rides at Magic Kingdom, journeyed to France at EPCOT via Skyliner for a decadent breakfast, spotted hippos and lions on an open-air safari tour at Animal Kingdom, and roasted s’mores over a toasty campfire at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
By contrast, six Black women have journeyed to outer space as astronauts, a job that is equally demanding and risky and for which the odds of being selected are very low.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, the Beatz family journeyed to Aspen for spring break with three out of five of their kids and had a ball.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
This float season, about 150,000 people have journeyed down the river between Barber and Ann Morrison parks, according to Boise Parks and Recreation.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
The birds that journeyed north for the breeding season to take advantage of the region’s long daylight hours and abundant insects during its summer months have raised their young.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for journeyed
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Twenty-four sides travelled to Chile for the latest edition of a tournament that has given rise to some of the finest players across the globe.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many suburbanites would come to Philadelphia to do their holiday shopping, while others traveled to the city for the annual Army-Navy football game, according to Britannica.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the forests of northern Vietnam, researchers on the hunt for frogs trekked through the dense leaves and trees under the cover of darkness .—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the wake of the fragile ceasefire, thousands of Gazans have trekked home to find ruin.—
Shelly Culbertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Journeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/journeyed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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