as in to travel
to take a trip especially of some distance
tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe
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Recent Examples of pilgrimage
Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Some are making pilgrimages to Rate Field, now home to one of the most hapless teams in baseball, to feel closer to Pope Leo XIV.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
The events beginning at a more Gen-X friendly time secured my attendance instead, as each cleverly capitalized on the influx of more than 75,000 art enthusiasts who pilgrimaged to the Magic City, using the week to announce new initiatives or promote existing ones.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Verb
McDonough and Cunningham will make the pilgrimage, as well as Milligan players Natalie Rogers and Hope Stansbury.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Some are making pilgrimages to Rate Field, now home to one of the most hapless teams in baseball, to feel closer to Pope Leo XIV.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
Noun
Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been held amid extreme weather conditions which saw temperatures consistently soar above average figures.
—Xiaofei Xu and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN, 23 June 2024
The events beginning at a more Gen-X friendly time secured my attendance instead, as each cleverly capitalized on the influx of more than 75,000 art enthusiasts who pilgrimaged to the Magic City, using the week to announce new initiatives or promote existing ones.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilgrimage
Verb
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His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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After all, snowmobiles can’t smell seals or polar bears, nor travel quietly enough to avoid scaring off potential prey.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Memoir Nation: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is an extension of the Memoir Nation community hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner, two friends and colleagues who bring a community-minded sensibility to the writing journey.—
Memoir Nation
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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This album really does reflect my journey in a lot of ways without alienating the people who are just now getting to know me.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Visitors had to trek into a ravine, navigate the overgrown forest and locate the ruins.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Archaeologist and travel company founder Peter Sommer—who has trekked 2,000 miles across Turkey retracing Alexander the Great’s route—shares five sites that offer tourists millennia-old history, unblemished landscapes, and intrepid hikes - all without the crowds.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But as secrets surface and their relationship unravels, the couple’s trip turns sinister.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Try to delay trips to the gas station and the use of household chemicals until the evening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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The band has been consistently touring ever since and are currently celebrating their highs and lows on their milestone 20th anniversary tour.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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President Donald Trump toured the spot last week after landing Air Force One there, and his Homeland Security Department paid homage to the state facility on June 28 by posting on social media an illustration depicting alligators wearing ICE caps outside a prison.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Everything England have done since losing 4-1 in India last year is to try to produce an attack that could win in Australia, hence the jettisoning of James Anderson, the quest for faster bowlers, and the Shoaib Bashir project.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Some users are motivated by leaderboards, others by quiet streaks or personal quests.—
Sammy Rubin,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Tristan told stories about the sea, voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, where the waves were high as houses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 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
Noun
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Shot and set in Transylvania, where the vampire myth began, the film sees Jude embark on an epic odyssey to make Dracula great again.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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My 45-minute flight back to D.C. turned into a six-hour odyssey with a diversion through Richmond, Virginia — an unwelcome reminder that weather is by far the biggest cause of air travel delays.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
3 July 2025
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrimage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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