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safari

noun

Definition of safari

as in tour

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 Americans are being warned to avoid parts of an African safari destination where terrorists have targeted upscale lodges frequented by international big-game hunters. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 On its infrared galactic safari, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just captured it on camera. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 After the safari adventures, guests board a private jet to Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 India, 14, appeared alongside her mom in photos from their mother-daughter safari trip to Kenya. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for safari

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The Grammy winner claims Keren Urinov, who worked on her 2025 tour, demanded a 15-year employment contract.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Admission to the garden is free all day, and there will be a number of bilingual English and Spanish events to celebrate Latino Conservation Week, including coffee, games and a tour of the garden’s production nursery.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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The idea that these two would have a five-minute-or-less breakup conversation, then plop down on the couch and happily embark on an acid trip together, strains credulity a little, even for this bizarre, codependent friend group.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
There are also increasing concerns that the Russia-Ukraine war could escalate, amid reports that CIA chief John Ratcliffe have made a secretive Moscow trip to warn Russia against attacking NATO.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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The missing include hundreds of people from over a dozen countries who were in the region to work, visit the mountains or make a pilgrimage to a sacred peak.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The group had stopped in Timure, Nepal, before they were set to leave for a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus, Buddhists and others, Jyoti’s longtime friend Manmeet Singh Meet said.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

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