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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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Noun
The full world voyage is split into 12 smaller trips, each lasting two to three weeks. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025 Blue Origin, which received a launch license from regulators on Dec. 27, 2024, had hoped for its maiden voyage to occur last year before running out of time. William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Modes of reaching the destination are expanding as Aurora Expeditions joins small-ship pioneers Heritage Expeditions in voyaging to these under-the-radar islands, on its new, state-of-the-art small expedition ship, the Douglas Mawson, from late 2025. Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024 Attendees learned some pointers to help them in that particularly pesky endeavor, while Zoeller regaled them with tales of his whiskey voyages across the seven seas. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for voyage 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voyage
Noun
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises — The stock rose nearly 6% after the cruise line reported an earnings beat for the fourth quarter.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The cruise line has ordered 10 ships for its new river cruise offering.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The confident and haughty Onegin kills his friend in the duel and flees to travel the world to ruminate.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, while the Heat traveled to Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Butler attended a social event, showing up unexpectedly to the Reserve Cup draft and dinner hosted by Moncayo Ocean Club at a private residence in Miami.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Holland America's Westerdam will sail round-trip from Seattle, departing on Aug. 31, 2025, and returning on Sept. 28, 2025.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
  • But on the next Washington drive, officials made a questionable pass interference call when an uncatchable ball sailed high over a receiver’s head.
    Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • On the other, their murderous schedule from 2024 flips, with Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas all journeying to Athens.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • SpaceX’s Starship Completed a Stunning Vertical Landing Elon Musk has said Starships will start journeying to Mars in 2026.
    Rob Reddick, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For more than a decade, a legal fight over who gets access to Oswego Lake has pitted the wealthy enclave against two would-be lake users who argue the public should be able to swim and boat there.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Some shippers, however, have argued that the rules could be economically devastating to boating and shipping industries.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Joel, a hardened survivor, trekked across a pandemic-scarred America to deliver Ellie (Bella Ramsey), the only known person immune to a zombie-like virus, to a rebel group in the hopes of finding a cure.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Uganda also has a much larger population of chimpanzees than Rwanda, with multiple trekking sites including Kibale National Park, Kyambura Gorge, and Budongo Forest.
    Alexandra Owens, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Kebede spent five years with Hamilton and has toured nationally and internationally with Rent, playing Joanne.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Activities for the restless abound, from touring the gardens in the summer to snowshoeing, skiing, and ice skating in the winter.
    Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Trail Cam Revolution Modern trail cams started appearing in the 1980s with the advent of motion sensors that could trip a camera shutter.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Zach Werenski, who has been one of the NHL’s elite performers this season, simply tripped while all alone carrying the puck up the ice on the power play.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Voyage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voyage. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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