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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States
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as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland
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The trail traverses parks, woodlands, pastures, and cemeteries.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025 -
The 190-mile trail traverses three national parks and is one of the most popular long-distance hikes in England.—
Mike Nolan,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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As the moon orbits around Earth and Earth orbits around the sun, the amount of sunlight that reflects off the moon and travels to our eyes changes every day until the moon appears as full.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Fingers crossed, the weather will be better than last year.—
Jennifer Day,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Israel finally agreed to ease the blockade on Sunday and said that 93 trucks had crossed the border on Tuesday and that an additional 107 had yesterday.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Almost a decade later, the game, which tasks players to catch virtual Pokemon by trekking to real-world locations, racked up 100 million players in 2024, Niantic said.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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However, just before returning home, the crew picked up the Chinese migrants from Hong Kong and dropped them off at Robe, a community about 365 miles (400 kilometers) west of the main ports in Victoria, from which the migrants trekked overland to the gold mines, Hunter said.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Interestingly, McIlroy then opted not to speak to the media following all four rounds.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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That’s followed by a policy walkback and a consequent rebound in equities.—
Lee Ying Shan,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Setting Sail on Cruise Ships The summer travel season also kicks off with cruise passengers voyaging throughout different parts of the United States.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2025
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The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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About four blocks away, Rivera, 30, was walking down Normandie Avenue.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Rodriguez walked passed the victims and two other people, then turned to face the victims' backs and fired several times at them, the affidavit said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Organizations need new technical solutions such as customer data platforms (CDPs), journey orchestration engines and unified analytics dashboards while simultaneously adopting a fresh mindset.—
Amit Ojha,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Ever since she was born on the page four decades ago, Bechdel’s fictional self has regularly journeyed between insecure and panicked, conveyed by the artist through subtle downturns in her tiny dash of a mouth.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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“Peregrinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peregrinate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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