Thesaurus results for SALLIES

sallies 1 of 2

noun

plural of sally

as in excursions

a short trip for pleasure a morning sally out to see the historic monuments around the city

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as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter the final sally made her laugh, and that ended the argument

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sallies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sally

as in traps

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Noun

Continental Divide excursions, ghost tours, and hot springs experiences were not services the company originally envisioned, yet Roppel adds that customer demand made the opportunity clear.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The town also serves as the primary jumping-off point for boat tours, kayaking excursions, whale watching trips, and, of course, visits to Acadia National Park.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

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This approach traps dust rather than scattering it across the room and gives new life to an old pillowcase.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
The high temperatures on the east coast this weekend are due to a high-pressure system known as a heat dome, a severe weather phenomenon that occurs when a high-pressure system traps a massive mass of hot air over a region, according to Gray News.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of traps

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The fabric is easy to wipe down if something leaks or spills (a common occurrence during my travels).

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 2 July 2026
In Judges 19 a Levite and his concubine stop in their travels in Gibeah in the land of the tribe of Benjamin.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

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Davidson cowrote each episode, providing plenty of laughs and adding an extra bounce to the show’s hopeful ending.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Nervous laughs and unexpected insights emerge as young people use stories to make sense of themselves and the world around them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of laughs

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Another way to identify aggressive checkers is via interrupting opposition sorties in the neutral zone.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Pérez estimates that Cuba may have only six to eight operational aircraft capable of flying combat sorties, including aging MiG-29s and MiG-23s.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

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The result is an incredible repository of vexations, bafflements, witticisms, and brilliancies.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The initial experience of Shakespeare’s meter leads to a world of discovery of a man who quite literally changed the world with witticisms and insight and has shaped every corner of humanity since the 16th century.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026

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