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touring

noun
tour·​ing | \ ˈtu̇r-iÅ‹ How to pronounce touring (audio) \

Definition of touring

1 : participation in a tour
2 : cross-country skiing for pleasure

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Rounding out the touring lineup were guitarist Rob Bonfiglio, keyboardist Gary Griffin, bassist Bob Lizik, percussionist Jim Laspesa and two more Wondermints, drummer Mike D'Amico and Probyn Gregory, who doubled on guitar and horns. Ed Masley, azcentral, "Brian Wilson and the Zombies do their legends proud on Something Great from '68 Tour in Phoenix," 7 Sep. 2019 That touring revenue, however, involves hefty production costs. Tony Fletcher, WSJ, "‘Rockonomics’ Review: Making Money in the Music Biz," 27 June 2019 The author is joining forces with the touring Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience for a one-time benefit show in Santa Fe. James Hibberd, EW.com, "Game of Thrones benefit concert coming to George R.R. Martin's hometown," 24 June 2019 His summers were spent performing theatre and touring. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "Stephen Cheng Released One Single That Sounded Like Nothing Else. But Who Was He?," 24 Aug. 2019 The acclaimed touring exhibition is on display at the museum until November. oregonlive.com, "Celebrate Beatles’ Portland anniversary with free stroll through historical society’s fabulous Fab Four exhibit," 21 Aug. 2019 The west block of Georgia Street from Illinois Street to Capitol Avenue will be closed from 1 to 8 p.m. Downtown Indy Inc. expects to see custom motorcycles, cruisers, sport and touring rides, trail bike, the U.S. Spyder Ryders and more. Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "30,000 motorcycle riders are expected in Downtown Indianapolis this Saturday," 21 Aug. 2019 For all his adult life, Davis had been a full-time musician, writing, recording and touring as part of the acclaimed Dischord Records band Q And Not U, and then with his groups Georgie James and Title Tracks. John Kelly, Washington Post, "Shelf stable: D.C. musician John Davis keeps punk alive at a U-Md. library," 20 Aug. 2019 But bands often use touring as an opportunity to test new songs. Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, "Iron Maiden playing 'songs from way, way back' on 2019 tour," 8 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of touring

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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