Definitions

whistle-stop

NOUN

tour

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circuit course cruise excursion expedition outing road round swing travel trek trip

STRONG

bout getaway go hitch hop jaunt junket peregrination progress roundabout run shift spell stretch stump time trick turn voyage weekend

WEAK

circle tour overnight round trip

Antonyms

STRONG

stagnation

NOUN

town

Synonyms

STRONGEST

city metropolis municipality township

STRONG

boondocks borough burg hamlet seat sticks

VERB

campaign

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barnstorm lobby politick stump

STRONG

agitate canvass contest crusade electioneer muckrake run tour

WEAK

contend for go to grass roots hit the trail mend fences mudsling press the flesh ring doorbells run for shake hands and kiss babies solicit votes stand for

Example Sentences

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In 2020, the tourist attraction was closed due to Coronavirus restrictions leaving visitors only allowed to outside but not go in for the whistle-stop tour.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Elections follow technology from newspapers to Teddy Roosevelt’s whistle-stop train tours, radio addresses, newsreels and sweaty Richard Nixon vs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

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

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

The Palm Springs Film Festival had their big awards gala, which was kind of an important whistle-stop early in the in the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

A whistle-stop was just a little platform by the track where people would stand and wave the train down.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

whistle-stop

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