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
Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
Under the staunchly secular Soviets, pilgrimage sites such as Manzhyly-Ata were fenced off to prevent spiritual visitors; officials even bulldozed trees or graves, Choitonbaev noted.
—Diana Kruzman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
Olivia Lidbury, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
And at the Vatican on Wednesday, Holy Year pilgrimages continued, with groups of faithful walking through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on a chilly and cloudy day.
—Andrea Rosa, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Verb
In addition, pilgrims come to Jubilee to walk the 15-mile Seven Churches pilgrimage circuit around the city.
—Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
Under the staunchly secular Soviets, pilgrimage sites such as Manzhyly-Ata were fenced off to prevent spiritual visitors; officials even bulldozed trees or graves, Choitonbaev noted.
—Diana Kruzman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
Noun
Sign In Homes March 6, 2025 Once upon a time, decorating meant agonising for weeks over paint charts and making numerous pilgrimages to the DIY shop for tiny sample pots to test out colors at home.
—Olivia Lidbury, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
And at the Vatican on Wednesday, Holy Year pilgrimages continued, with groups of faithful walking through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on a chilly and cloudy day.
—Andrea Rosa, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilgrimage
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Until an hour or so prior, Messi’s presence on the traveling roster was uncertain, with the Argentine not having played in the club’s previous three matches.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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This expansion affects light wavelengths emanating from cosmic objects of interest, like stars, that travel toward our detectors on Earth.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Long hours and emotional intensity accompany the profound privilege of being part of a patient’s healing journey.—
Judy E Davidson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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The trekking poles are set up to the sides of the left- and right-side doorways, providing clear ingress/egress and better space management for the two vestibules.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2025
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That same system is now trekking eastward across the U.S., bringing the threat of strong storms, including blizzards, tornados, and thunderstorms.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The spaces inside are clean but scattered with the clutter of parenting and life in general: unopened cardboard boxes, mugs on the kitchen counter, photos of a trip to Disney World.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2025
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Who plays center the rest of the trip when there’s no shuttle from Triple-A Iowa?—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Inn on Biltmore Estate Asheville, North Carolina The only thing finer than touring the historic Biltmore Estate is spending the night there.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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For instance, Black Panther leaders Eldridge Cleaver and Elaine Brown traveled to Beijing as part of an anti-imperialist tour of Asia, and members of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars toured the Chinese mainland.—
Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made by History,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Director Robert Zemeckis finds mixed results marrying broad comedy and pop-culture references with the title wooden boy's adventurous quest to become a real kid.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Timothée Chalamet Took Five Years To Prepare To Play Bob Dylan In ‘A Compete Unknown’ During a small press event in Bob Dylan’s home state of Minnesota on Dec. 5, 2024, Timothée Chalamet said his quest of becoming the legendary troubadour for A Complete Unknown took an immense amount of prep time.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Odin was attempting to voyage to an asteroid in the hopes that onboard cameras could confirm whether the space rock is filled with platinum, a valuable resource that AstroForge hopes to one day collect and bring back home.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The uncrewed lander, named Blue Ghost, made its touch down early Sunday on the lunar surface after more than six weeks voyaging millions of miles through the cosmos.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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Each Starship will land with its propellant tanks depleted, and will depend on being refilled with 600 metric tons of oxygen and methane to make the return odyssey back to Earth.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Inspired by Coppola’s concept of Live Cinema, Gold embarked on a radically personal musical odyssey alongside real-life twin, Ethan Gold.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Pilgrimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrimage. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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