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Recent Examples of barnstorm
Members of his Cabinet are not planning to barnstorm the country, either.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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 parties have encouraged voters to cast their votes over the next few weeks so they can be counted immediately, which could mean speedier results in November, and candidates from the top of the ticket are expected to barnstorm the state in the coming days.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The tournament was the brainchild of Buchholz, who had been barnstorming around the country with fellow players Barry MacKay, Pancha Segura, Pancho Gonzales, and others, making some money at the sport while entertaining crowds.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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 parties have encouraged voters to cast their votes over the next few weeks so they can be counted immediately, which could mean speedier results in November, and candidates from the top of the ticket are expected to barnstorm the state in the coming days.
—Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
The tournament was the brainchild of Buchholz, who had been barnstorming around the country with fellow players Barry MacKay, Pancha Segura, Pancho Gonzales, and others, making some money at the sport while entertaining crowds.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
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Like its unwholesome protagonist, the film — and the roving camera of Vladislav Opelyants, shooting in gorgeously high-contrast black-and-white — is forever on the move, creating an immersive aesthetic experience that amounts to a big pile of nothing.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Last January the brand skipped its Paris show ahead of the roving format announcement.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 May 2025
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Those two have scheduled meet and greets, but other characters like The Invisible Man and Ygor roam throughout Dark Universe.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Also known as the Siberian tiger, the Amur tiger is the largest living cat in the world and primarily roams the Russian Far East, with a few straying into northeastern China.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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No one was exactly eager to hop back into the weight room, meeting room and practice field when the offseason program began that April.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Those with international tastes or curiosity can now hop aboard one of Connecticut’s rail lines and try that food within walking distance from select stations.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2025
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Across the street, walking to their apartments, Marta Becerra, 50, and Margarita Mota, 60, said people from the parking structure had wandered into their apartment complex, stealing bicycles and other items from people’s porches.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Any Colorado wolves that wander into Utah, New Mexico or Arizona will be retrieved and brought back to the Centennial State, under agreements state wildlife officials inked with those neighboring states.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
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Initially, he was bused from the border to Denver but eventually made his way back to Longview.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Last month, the ACLU rushed back to the Supreme Court, raising concerns that a new group of migrants were being bused, presumably to an airport to be imminently deported to El Salvador.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 May 2025
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While Kylie Jenner was gallivanting around town with her bf Timothee Chalamet during F1 weekend, her ex Travis Scott was planning a birthday blowout.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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The dozen gallivanted around the city, cruised on a cocktail boat ride, wore coordinating sparkly dresses for a night out and celebrated the bride-to-be, according to Ree's blog and Paige's Instagram posts.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry were onto something with their much-hyped (and equally ridiculed) jaunt into space.—
David Christopher Kaufman,
Air Mail,
17 May 2025
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Best time to visit Athens Best months: October–May Many people tack a stay in Athens onto the start or end of a Greek island jaunt during the busy summer period—but consider instead dedicating a good week to digging into the nitty-gritty of this dynamic city.—
Helen Iatrou,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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In season 3 of the series, Daniel returned to Japan, and unlike Karate Kid Part II, which was set in Okinawa but filmed in Hawaii, Macchio actually jetted off to Japan this time.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Vroom vroom—while several celebrities have jetted back to the States following the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, others have made the hop, skip, and a jump to Monaco for the 2025 Grand Prix.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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“Barnstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorm. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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