touring

noun

tour·​ing ˈtu̇r-iŋ How to pronounce touring (audio)
1
: participation in a tour
2
: cross-country skiing for pleasure

Examples of touring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is especially true for artists who spend much of their time in the recording studio or touring. Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024 The new brand encompasses label services, artist management, publishing, branding, distribution, acquisitions, touring, content creation and strategic marketing. Thania Garcia, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024 The venture will offer label services, artist management, publishing, distribution and touring, according to a press release. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024 With Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Pearl Jam touring member Josh Klinghoffer, Watt is also a a part of Earthlings, the pickup band Vedder drafted to perform his new solo material live. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024 By that time, touring was a rapidly growing business at other ballparks, Leslie noted, including Wrigley Field and Fenway Park in Boston. Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024 Playhouse in the Park’s touring company presents this play, based on the beloved story by C.S. Lewis. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024 Aside from when the pandemic derailed the touring industry for most of 2020 and much of 2021, the ballpark has hosted at least one stadium tour every year since 2018, and nearly all of them have been at capacity. Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024 The only options were to go home, cancel the rest of the years of touring and let that album just die, or take heavy painkillers. Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of touring was in 1794

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“Touring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touring. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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