sallies 1 of 2

noun

plural of sally
1
as in excursions
a short trip for pleasure a morning sally out to see the historic monuments around the city

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2
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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sally
as in traps

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallies
  1. excursions
  2. jokes
  3. traps
  4. travels
  5. laughs
  6. jumps
  7. sorties
  8. witticisms
Noun
  • As winter set in, Hopper made numerous excursions, trekking up to the Dixie Kitchen diner in Midtown to sketch the coffee urns, as well as salt and pepper shakers, cups, and napkin dispensers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • To speed up the mission and reduce risk, the initial moon walkers will wear a lighter, less complex space suit than the one still under development by Axiom Space for longer, subsequent excursions.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of excursions
Noun
  • The story made public an incident that had apparently given rise to jokes and gossip at the Pentagon.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Those thick locks that inspired so many jealous jokes among your friends and their balding husbands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of jokes
Verb
  • These microbes formed biopolymers that soaked the sand, creating a mesh that traps nearby particles.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This loop traps us, backfilling saved time with even more low-value complexity rather than freeing up space for deep thinking.
    — Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of traps
Noun
  • Her early travels in the 1920s and 1930s blurred the lines between escapism and art acquisition.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Uncle Tim brought fun and joy to every day and wrote parody songs to commemorate our travels.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of travels
Noun
  • White elephant gift exchanges are a holiday party staple, bringing plenty of laughs, a little friendly competition and, of course, the occasional gift-stealing showdown.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cohen is so naturally funny and quick with improvisation that there are plenty of laughs along the way.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of laughs
Verb
  • It's only bound to stay that way once the MacBook Air line jumps to the newest M6 chip and the MacBook Neo to a later version of the A series.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jayaprakash said capacity planning is one of the hardest parts of the business, because demand jumps every time a stronger model comes out.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumps
Noun
  • If that holds up in real-world use, flight schools could squeeze in more than six sorties per aircraft each day, without the downtime of refueling a gas tank.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The two men often kept in touch about their sorties, but not this time.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of sorties
Noun
  • 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
Definition of witticisms
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