whistle-stop tour

NOUN

grassroots campaign

Synonyms

WEAK

campaign trail campaigning candidature canvassing door-to-door politicking stump stump excursion stumping stumping tour

Example Sentences

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So there's a third destination on this whistle-stop tour – Iqaluit, the capital of Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut and homeland of its Inuit people.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

A whistle-stop tour of Lincoln’s body is framed as a flashy PR strategy.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

In 1972, Winnie the Pooh launched a bid for the White House from Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A., then went on a two-week whistle-stop tour with his trusted advisers, Tigger and Eeyore.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

And, remember, It was Harry Truman who went on a whistle-stop tour of the country and that helped him snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat in 1948.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2024

Sassoon asked about a few stops on Bankman-Fried’s pre-extradition whistle-stop tour of the blogosphere and podcast world.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2023