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an act of traveling to see or hunt animals especially in Africa
He went on a safari in Africa last year.
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Recent Examples of safari
Starting this October, Uber Safari will transport riders from Cape Town to the South African wilderness for a big five safari just a few hours’ drive from the city.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
All winners of the competition will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on Dec. 10, with the top image winning a one-week safari with Alex Walker's Serian in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
While the sea safari is bookended by nights in the grand but not impersonal old hotel—with its croquet lawn, Victorian glasshouse and resident bagpiper—the Jura setup is off-grid safari-style, in an idyllic spot not far from the Barnhill house where George Orwell wrote 1984.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
On safari in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Frier was ‘hanging around’ a pile of rocks as lion cubs were being nursed nearby.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
All winners of the competition will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on Dec. 10, with the top image winning a one-week safari with Alex Walker's Serian in the Masai Mara, Kenya.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
While the sea safari is bookended by nights in the grand but not impersonal old hotel—with its croquet lawn, Victorian glasshouse and resident bagpiper—the Jura setup is off-grid safari-style, in an idyllic spot not far from the Barnhill house where George Orwell wrote 1984.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
On safari in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Frier was ‘hanging around’ a pile of rocks as lion cubs were being nursed nearby.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for safari
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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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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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“Safari.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safari. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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