as in trips
a going from one place to another usually of some distance
an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world
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Recent Examples of expeditions
Numerous expeditions have failed over the past century to rediscover the species.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2025
His first-person stories include supersonic rides in seven separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 feet; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Polar research and expeditions were considered inherently masculine endeavors unsuitable for women during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which began in 1897 and lasted until 1922.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Australian women were not allowed on national Antarctic research expeditions until 1976.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Around the early 19th century, according to the International Antarctic Association of Tour Operators, women began to appear in the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic, first largely as companions of their husbands on polar expeditions, and later, in the early 20th century, as researchers and scientists.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
He's explored the Gobi Desert, led expeditions in Egypt and found massive dinosaur bones in Patagonia.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Water ice thought to be abundant in the region, once uncovered, could be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel to make future expeditions to Mars possible, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The resource, once uncovered, could one day be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel to make future expeditions to Mars possible, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2025
His first-person stories include supersonic rides in seven separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 feet; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Polar research and expeditions were considered inherently masculine endeavors unsuitable for women during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which began in 1897 and lasted until 1922.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Australian women were not allowed on national Antarctic research expeditions until 1976.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Around the early 19th century, according to the International Antarctic Association of Tour Operators, women began to appear in the Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic, first largely as companions of their husbands on polar expeditions, and later, in the early 20th century, as researchers and scientists.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
He's explored the Gobi Desert, led expeditions in Egypt and found massive dinosaur bones in Patagonia.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Water ice thought to be abundant in the region, once uncovered, could be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel to make future expeditions to Mars possible, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The resource, once uncovered, could one day be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel to make future expeditions to Mars possible, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Expeditions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expeditions. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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