as in flight
an act of traveling a short way to do or get something
He was sent out on an urgent errand.
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Recent Examples of errand
On the way, the big institutions still loom just off the route—Saks on Fifth, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale’s, the kind of department-store gravity that turns a quick errand into a half-day.
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Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
But telling Porsha something in confidence is a fool’s errand.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Conversations and errands go sideways as the moon and Saturn oppose.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Looking past him will be a fool’s errand.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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The system supports more than 10 smart flight modes, including Snorkel Mode and Mount Mode, expanding how users can capture footage on and around water.—
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Using your airline’s app can also give you access to the most recent updates regarding gate changes, flight delays, and more.—
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Afterwards, the actress said the pair were able to go on several trips together — instead of just one honeymoon — due to the 2023 SAG strike.—
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Miami then goes West for a five-game trip.—
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Belau is the founder of Girls’ Guide to the World, a tour company that arranges roughly 80 international group trips a year primarily for Americans as well as travelers from other English-speaking countries.—
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Set in British Columbia and tied for the top national park in Canada, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is coastal paradise made up of more than 30 islands and islets complete with coves, beaches, and trails, according to the report from tour operator Journeyscape.—
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Onboard/Offboard is a series that explores the can't-miss highlights of our favorite cruises—from the shore excursions to book to the spa treatments too relaxing to pass up.—
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Only the longer journeys include excursions.—
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Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.—
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Even as the gnarled guitar of their early EPs gave way to the jangly jaunts of 2022’s Stumpwork, the band could feel secure in the knowledge that any song featuring Shaw on vocals will sound like a Dry Cleaning song and nothing but.—
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Wright has played at least one game with eight teams since making his NFL debut by appearing in three outings with Pittsburgh in 2020.—
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Still, fans began speculating that the group included fellow celebrity moms Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor, all of whom Tisdale had spent significant time with before their last documented outing together in December 2024, per Page Six.—
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“Errand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/errand. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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