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

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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

Today's Bank Holiday weekend will start with Rishi Sunak visiting the north-east after the prime minister completed a whistle-stop tour of the four home nations over the last two days.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

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

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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