Thesaurus results for JOURNEYING

journeying

verb

present participle of journey

as in traveling

to take a trip especially of some distance an intense yearning to journey to distant lands

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Recent Examples of journeying Luna is journeying through your second house of money, possessions and self-worth, gently nudging you toward fair exchanges. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026 Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Americans journeying to Europe may not be aware of the latest entry requirements, Kathleen Wong reports. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 But there were people who’d been on board for weeks before that, journeying through the Panama Canal. — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026 Dylan also takes after his father, journeying into musical pursuits as a member of the band Midnight Kids from 2016 to 2021. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Zayden Alhasan and Ezra Belingheri, two long time friends, said Belingheri met in Nevada from Italy before journeying on a four-hour drive to watch USA play. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 At the final whistle, the Curaçao team mobbed Room in the penalty area before journeying some 40 yards behind him to celebrate with Curaçao fans in attendance. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

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The festival also reflected the growing importance of music tourism, with international audiences increasingly traveling for experiences that combine music, culture and destination.

— Peony Hirwani, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Maya runs away from her pain by traveling the world, first to Portugal and then to London and Japan, but an unexpected romance forces her to confront her past and realize that there may be more than one love of her life.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of traveling

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Both wear coarse, sheep’s wool djellabas over trekking pants and plaid shirts and have turban-like scarves, known as shesh, piled high on their heads.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
Still, Trump trekking four time zones west to get to Sullivan’s home turf — an unusually long trip so close to the midterms — is his strongest show of support.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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The update comes on the heels of security footage from Clarkson’s visit to the store being released, showing Clarkson wandering the store for about five minutes, including a rather brief interaction with a shop employee.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
As the song played, people from neighboring studios, including hip-hop producers and other musicians, began wandering in.

— Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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