barnstorm
Americanverb (used without object)
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to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
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Theater. to tour small towns to stage theatrical performances.
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(of a pilot) to give exhibitions of stunt flying, participate in airplane races, etc., in the course of touring country towns and rural areas.
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(of a professional athletic team) to tour an area playing exhibition games after the regular season.
verb (used with object)
verb
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to tour rural districts putting on shows, esp theatrical, athletic, or acrobatic shows
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to tour rural districts making speeches in a political campaign
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She is assessing the last few months, which saw her launch an entirely new White House campaign, vet a running-mate, lead a party convention and barnstorm the country in just 107 days.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025
The polling comes as both Harris and Trump barnstorm across the swing states.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
“Yes, yes! So now the barnstorm of people are going to flood my timeline and be a distraction to me for one of the biggest days of our game and I’m okay with that.”
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024
Despite his heavily anticipated re-election announcement on Tuesday, Mr. Biden has no immediate plans to barnstorm the key battlegrounds.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Way back, Paul Hendricks used to barnstorm county fairs in a wood-and-fabric biplane, giving thrill rides to sports and their girls at five dollars a couple, because he had been born sixty years too soon.
From The Planet Strappers by Gallun, Raymond Z.
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