road-trips

verb

present tense third-person singular of road-trip
as in migrates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for road-trips
  1. migrates
  2. roams
  3. wanders
  4. coaches
  5. rambles
  6. hops
  7. journeys
  8. trips
Verb
  • Experts have long said Southern California’s sand predominantly migrates south; however, a closer look shows that slow summer swells and other seasonal conditions sometimes push smaller amounts of sediment north.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • When a layer is overfunded, value migrates to whoever touches the customer, because everyone else is bidding against nine clones for the same integration.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrates
Verb
  • Ellis’ autofiction book follows a group of high school students in 1980s Los Angeles as a serial killer roams the city.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of roams
Verb
  • In one extended sequence, Delaney just wanders his lonely apartment, the ghost of his wife already haunting the place.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kennedy wanders across the country, picking up a recipe for pozolé de camarón in Jalisco, chuletas de puerco en agridulce (sweet-and-sour pork chops) in Morelia, and chilaquiles en salsa verde from her longtime home state of Michoacán.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • Springer, with much of his family still in the 8-6-0, including his sister, Lena, who coaches softball at Trinity, had been mentioned as a fit for the Red Sox, or his former team, the Astros.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Hawaii's Timmy Chang and Troy's Gerad Parker move up two spots from the bottom tier after bounceback seasons, and they are joined by six second-year head coaches new to the list.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of coaches
Verb
  • Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • Kachina rambles for 5 miles but the most vibrant color is found on the first half of the hike.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of rambles
Verb
  • Bavik keeps things classic, brewing with 100% malt and aroma hops, then letting the beer chill out for an extended cold maturation.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Once the key ingredient in beer, hops, is used in brewing, the plant’s stems and leaves are left over.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hops
Verb
  • Mackelprang is an avid hiker who frequently journeys alone, PEOPLE understands.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Martelli’s coming-of-age thriller is set in post-Pinochet era Chile, and Luna’s feature is an unconventional immigration drama about a young Mexican woman who journeys to Spain with her brother to join the mother who left them behind as children.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeys
Verb
  • Standard rooms already feel generous by Vegas standards, and suites step up to apartment-like layouts, with separate living areas that make longer stays or work trips more comfortable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • An agent holding valid credentials, performing thousands of plausible-looking actions across four days, trips neither alarm.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of trips
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“Road-trips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/road-trips. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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