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Recent Examples of barnstorm
Rivera was flush with all the currents of Modernism, gargantuan talent, career success, and stories of hobnobbing with fellow legends of the day while barnstorming around Europe.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Members of his Cabinet are not planning to barnstorm the country, either.
—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
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Members of his Cabinet are not planning to barnstorm the country, either.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barnstorm
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Showing its spring 2026 collection at Pitti Uomo as this season’s guest of honor of the menswear trade fair, the brand inaugurates the roving presentation schedule announced earlier this year.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
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It’s crowded with houseboats, fishing vessels, roving vendors in sampans, and multi-story floating restaurants that drew tourists until the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to shutter.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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Historically, the species roamed throughout much of the Southwest through central Mexico before being nearly eradicated from the wild by the 1970s, largely due to conflicts with the livestock industry.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The Rhône spills into the wild Camargue delta, where white horses gallop through salt marshes, flamingos strike poses in pink lagoons, and black bulls roam freely beneath the vast Provençal sky.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Let your personality shine across topics Don’t worry about hopping the boundaries of your niche.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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If the actual burn pattern is in patches, hopping between tree stands while leaving other clusters untouched, that would better facilitate wildlife's return.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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Between all that, cosplayers wander around and fans stop to buy action figures, play video games and meet their favorite artists.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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So why are astronomers suddenly so many interstellar objects wandering through our Solar System?—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In times past, there have been students who lived far away from their school and had to be bused all the way to a different community where people did not look like them.—
Yvette Walker,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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The plane is being assessed, and passengers were bused over to the terminal.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 June 2025
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The wildly physical Low Cut Connie is gallivanting at Mohegan Wolf Den.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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After seeing her out on the town gallivanting with a few shady characters, Kat's friends intervene, unaware that the teacher is actually on a secret mission at the direction of law enforcement.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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As a family prepares to jaunt from New York to Mars, the father relays all the possible dangers and crazy theories about what exactly happens during the process.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
12 June 2024
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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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Two weeks later, the couple jetted off to Milan and coincidentally walked in the same fashion show.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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Trump plans to sign the bill into law on Friday at 5 p.m. as B-2 bombers jet over the White House during a Fourth of July celebration for military families.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
3 July 2025
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“Barnstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barnstorm. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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