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
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
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Wildflowers blanket meadows and roadsides, forming seemingly endless seas of blue that draw an annual pilgrimage of ardent admirers and families seeking ideal photo-shoot backdrops.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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
Noun
Francis made pilgrimages to Israel, the Great Synagogue in Rome and the Auschwitz death camp, and the committee's leadership met with him at the Vatican in 2014 and 2019.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Wildflowers blanket meadows and roadsides, forming seemingly endless seas of blue that draw an annual pilgrimage of ardent admirers and families seeking ideal photo-shoot backdrops.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 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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In previous postseasons — many of which ended with disappointing early eliminations — the Dodgers would use one wide-body plane to shuttle players, coaches, executives, staff, broadcasters and other members of their bloated playoff traveling party from city to city.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Steele underwent Tommy John surgery as a minor-league prospect in 2017, which became part of his long journey to Chicago and the gradual development that turned him into a National League Cy Young Award contender.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Commander Nick Walker Max Minghella, Josh Charles, and Bradley Whitford in The Handmaid's Tale Steve Wilkie—Disney Nick (Max Minghella) had quite the journey in the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, balancing his love for June with his life as a father and high-level commander in Gilead.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
27 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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The pilot program follows a successful hub-to-hub demonstration conducted last October with driverless trips between Houston and cities that included Dallas, San Antonio and Laredo.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The trip was supposed to be a final hurrah before everyone parts ways for new jobs and life changes.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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An initial announcement said the 25 VIPs–the majority of their identities so far unknown–would tour the White House.—
Michelle Conlin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Carey’s appearance marks her first Australian performance in over a decade, having last toured the country in 2013.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
22 May 2025
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In the never-ending quest to right-size a budget with cyber spend, consolidation has increasing tailwinds as a strategy for recouping funds that may have been spent on tools sitting on the shelf.—
Mike Lefebvre,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Since the series tries to spotlight so many people in the Ironwood community, the audience is often pulled in several directions when the focus could have stayed squarely on the twins, the quest to repair Christian’s car and solving the mystery of his disappearance.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 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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Now, 36 years later, this fitful odyssey of justice approaches its latest and most significant destination.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Over the course of their wistful and chaotic journey into the big city (a two-hour drive from Ibadan that becomes an odyssey unto itself, thanks to Nigeria’s petrol shortage), the boys will come to see their father in a brilliant new light — one that will light up their dreams for decades to come.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrimage. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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