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

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 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

He’s turned his campaign events into something that has more in common with a Bruce Springsteen concert than a Harry Truman whistle-stop tour.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2023

“She does that whistle-stop tour in the very hostile South and does it beautifully,” Porter said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

In just a few hours, we have have had a whistle-stop tour of motorways in the patch.

From BBC • May 1, 2023