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Recent Examples of barnstorm
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have barnstormed the states, making their final pitches to crucial voters that could put them in the White House.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
But a number of his remaining picks are controversial, and Republicans are hoping to avoid further errors as the nominees barnstorm Capitol Hill and move closer to their confirmation hearings and potentially hitting the Senate floor.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have barnstormed the state since mid-summer.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
The 97th Academy Awards are on March 2, which means film industry executives and publicists will spend the next few months barnstorming America’s movie capital lobbying for support from the nearly 10,000 members who vote on the Oscars.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
But a number of his remaining picks are controversial, and Republicans are hoping to avoid further errors as the nominees barnstorm Capitol Hill and move closer to their confirmation hearings and potentially hitting the Senate floor.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have barnstormed the state since mid-summer.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
The 97th Academy Awards are on March 2, which means film industry executives and publicists will spend the next few months barnstorming America’s movie capital lobbying for support from the nearly 10,000 members who vote on the Oscars.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
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These deer-resistant groundcover plants aren't appealing to roving herds.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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Starks has studied Kyle Hamilton (Ravens) and Budda Baker (Cardinals) in terms of their play-making ability as roving safeties.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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About 1,800 pandas live in the wild, roaming mountain ranges in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, WWF says.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Stray cats are all over the nation, roaming people's backyards and sometimes redistributing themselves to a new home.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Carriacou also has an impressive lineup of events throughout the year, including its own Carnival celebration every February and a famed regatta, giving travelers plenty of reasons to hop on the ferry or flight from Grenada. Petite Martinique The island of Petite Martinique is, indeed, petite.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Cozens quickly hopped on a flight and arrived in Ottawa by 9 p.m. ET Friday.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
9 Mar. 2025
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For nonmembers, who can enter at 9 a.m., the event represents a great time to wander the gardens, buy plants and seek inspiration from gardening experts.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Let your mind wander over the prompts without judging what comes up.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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That remedy would necessarily involve busing students to desegregate the metropolitan area’s schools.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
25 Feb. 2025
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Many are under the misapprehension that reconfiguring the busing schedule would create an undue burden on the school system and wreak havoc on the school day, but this stance is uninformed and defeatist.—
Aysheh Abuarqub,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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The film is all gun-toting, door-busting, gallivanting action.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
17 Aug. 2024
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The slouchy, relaxed silhouette offers ultimate comfort — a must when gallivanting around town.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2024
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Winter is coming, and that means curtailing my cruising, but the joys of jaunting around on this sweet ride should keep me warm even as the weather grows cold.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
29 Nov. 2024
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The Holiday 100 makes its annual jolly jaunt back to Billboard’s charts menu.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
2 Dec. 2024
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Brown spent some time on the beach in Turks and Caicos with some friends before jetting back to LA for Sunday night's big show.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Simply swipe on your lipstick at the start of the day, then perhaps touch up before jetting off to happy hour drinks after work.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Barnstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorm. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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