as in journey
a long trip from one place to another
Their yearlong odyssey took them to the other side of the world.
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Recent Examples of odyssey
The mission, however, turned into a months-long odyssey when Starliner experienced helium leaks and thruster issues after launch.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
After going on an emotional odyssey through nostalgia goggles, you’re just left hanging with little to throw money at to scratch your consumerist itch.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
He was arrested at the airport, and his odyssey through the justice and penal systems began.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
The era of Ilf and Petrov’s literary humor, and their odyssey across the United States may well have been the high point in US-Soviet relations.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
After going on an emotional odyssey through nostalgia goggles, you’re just left hanging with little to throw money at to scratch your consumerist itch.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
He was arrested at the airport, and his odyssey through the justice and penal systems began.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
The era of Ilf and Petrov’s literary humor, and their odyssey across the United States may well have been the high point in US-Soviet relations.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for odyssey
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After an eight-day journey, the lander, referred to as the IM-1, Nova-C or Odysseus, completed its mission.Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Catch up on Joan's journey:What time is 'Golden Bachelorette' on?Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Air Force commit Mikhail Benner hauled in three touchdown passes from Darien Jackson to help give the Eagles a 35-0 halftime lead that was more than enough to clinch the program’s third straight trip to the 4A quarterfinals.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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The Colosseum trip is also connected to an Airbnb project intended to revitalize heritage tourism in Europe.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Though Oshu, a three-hour train ride from Tokyo, isn’t exactly drawing hordes, city officials like Toriumi still field continuous email inquiries from foreign and Japanese fans alike looking to make an Ohtani pilgrimage.Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Born This Way opens with a pilgrimage to New York City’s Lower East Side, the site of Stefani Germanotta’s rebirth as Lady Gaga.Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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That changed after an expedition to Iceland in search of the last of the great auks.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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Children and their parents go on an expedition to learn about the insects in the garden, with a magnifying glass, pencil and crayons to record their findings.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The city is expecting 500,000 tourists for the pop star’s six-night, two-weekend stand of her Eras tour.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Elsewhere, Yotam Ottolenghi is midway through a world tour, and Rick Stein's UK theatre tour will be kicking off in March.Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Research from Maryland shows that 20 to 40 percent of mature bucks continue to make doe excursions into December.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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On our return to The Ravel after every excursion, we are greeted by a welcome party of staff holding out a cold towel and a glass of buck's fizz.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Travelers can also sail on the company’s most recent ship, the Seven Seas Grandeur, on a 10-night voyage from Southampton to Reykjavik with several stops in Norway and Iceland along the way.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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But based on the financial success of its previous voyages in search of sperm oil—a high-quality lighting oil derived from the spermaceti organ in the head of the sperm whale—it was considered a desirable, even lucky, ship by local whalers.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Odyssey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odyssey. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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